The Physical World
Past Perfect
Dr. Ruth Shahack-Gross is learning about the past by studying contemporary traditional lifestyles.
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Weizmann research reveals that flying bats apply the laws of sonar physics to locate objects in the dark
Weizmann research reveals that flying bats apply the laws of sonar physics – including skewing sound-wave beams to the side – to locate objects in the dark.
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Astronomers Witness Biggest Star Explosion
A Weizmann astrophysicist led the international team that witnessed the biggest star explosion ever, helping support long-held theories about super-giant stars.
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Super Supernova
No one had directly observed what happens when a really huge star blows up, until Dr. Avishay Gal-Yam (Weizmann) and Dr. Douglas Leonard (San Diego State University)...
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Past Perfect
Dr. Ruth Shahack-Gross is learning about the past by studying contemporary traditional lifestyles.
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Thinking Small
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute have been working on some questions whose answers may allow for the creation of quantum computers.
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Turning to Bone
Recent research in the Institute's Structural Biology Department has shown that bones and shells share similar formation processes.