Ulf Leonhardt

Ulf Leonhardt

Quantum Vacuum Effect Created in a Tank of Water

04.10.2018

Lasers & Optics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

What happens when you accelerate in a quantum vacuum? Analyzing ripples on the water’s surface provided proof for the answer

Ants and circuits

Addressing the Problem of Stickiness

11.06.2018

Quantum Physics

The physics of the attraction between two mirrors in a vacuum may lead to “lubrication” for electronic circuits

Top Stories

Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

Credit: Coleen Murphy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Cracking the Code of a Worm's Throat

“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Press Releases

“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

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The Limits of Computing

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

The Coin Toss Paradox

Can a game with “quantum” rules beat the odds?

Let it Rain

Added particles in the atmosphere could be affecting rainfall patterns