Technology
Tubes with a Twist
Weizmann scientists came up with a new type of nanotube—built of gold, silver, and other nanoparticles—that may form the basis for future nanosensors, catalysts, and chemistry-on-a-chip systems.
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Crystal Clear
Studies of how crystals form may weave together a web of unrelated fields, from semiconductor technologies, to the origins of life, to the design of polymorphs—crystal formations key to pharmacology.
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Scientists Are Developing Robot Rats
A multinational team, which includes Weizmann Institute researchers, is using principles from the animal kingdom to develop touch technologies such as a "whiskered" robotic rat.
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Scientists Are Developing Robotic Rats
A multinational team of researchers, which includes Weizmann scientists, is imitating nature in order to develop groundbreaking touch technologies such as a “whiskered” robotic rat.
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Adding Math to List of Security Threats
Prof. Adi Shamir, a Weizmann Institute scientist and renowned cryptographer, cautioned against incidents in which math errors in widely used computing chips could lead to a security threat.
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Science Tips, January 2007
Three research updates from the Weizmann Institute: a blood test for cancer risk; understanding complex ion channels; and creating the first molecular keypad lock.
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Security through Science
Along with other researchers focused on improving security, Prof. Yehiam Prior is working on a method for identifying trace explosives, and also striving to make computer communication more protected.