News Releases

How does a social animal gain dominance over its fellows? With a unique setup, Weizmann scientists were able to closely study mice living in almost-natural conditions and observe regulation of social behavior, including selection of a leader. This work could also provide insight into the social aspects of schizophrenia and autism.

June 17, 2013

Since the ‘80s, when Voyager II discovered extremely high atmospheric winds on Uranus and Neptune, the vertical extent of those winds has been a scientific puzzle. Now, a team led by Weizmann’s Dr. Yohai Kaspi has found a way, based on a novel method for analyzing gravitational fields, to determine an upper limit for the atmospheric layer’s thickness.

May 17, 2013

The question of how animals orient themselves in space has been extensively studied, but only in two-dimensional settings – until now. Weizmann research, conducted with bats wearing purpose-built miniature equipment, reveals for the first time how three-dimensional volumetric space is perceived in the brain.

April 18, 2013

Three updates from the Weizmann Institute: scientists take steps toward building a complete, functional, artificial cell; progress is made toward understanding the measurement process in quantum systems; and a new study may help develop ways to control tissue destruction that results from inflammation and necrosis.

March 18, 2013

In honor of International Women’s Day, Barcelona will present the 27th Maria Aurèlia Capmany award to the Weizmann Institute of Science for its commitment to advancing young women in science. Since 2007, the Institute’s program has actively helped to increase the numbers of women who choose science as a career.

March 03, 2013

Three updates from the Weizmann Institute: a pre-explosion signals that a star is about to go supernova; a two-antibody approach for attacking triple-negative breast cancer; and a genetic device, operating independently in bacteria, performs DNA diagnosis.

February 07, 2013

The goal of the Human Brain Project (HBP), led by Weizmann alum Prof. Henry Markram and including other Israeli – and Institute – scientists, is to create supercomputer-based models of a working brain. Now, the European Commission has announced the HBP’s selection as one of two Future Emerging Technologies flagship projects. The HBP gives hope for fresh insight into the brain and its diseases, and for advancing wholly new technologies.

January 28, 2013

The 2013 New Horizons in Physics Prize, awarded by the Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation, has been given to three promising young researchers, including the Weizmann Institute’s Dr. Zohar Komargodski “for his work on the dynamics of four-dimensional field theories.”

December 12, 2012

Dr. Gladys Monroy and her husband, Charles L. “Larry” Marks, dedicated advocates for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, have been appointed co-chairs of its Bay Area Region. They succeed Dr. Jay A. Levy, who served as the region’s chair for a decade.

December 06, 2012