Weizmann in the News
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Jewish Agency, Weizmann Institute send 3 Ethiopian teens to Space Camp
Three Ethiopian teens, part of the Jewish Agency’s Sparks of Science program, were in Turkey at an international space camp run in partnership with NASA.
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Could the Next Einstein Be a Surfer Dude?
The Weizmann Institute’s own Prof. Mordehai Milgrom is named as one of six scientists (including Stephen Hawking) who “show intriguing signs of that Einsteinian...
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Scientists Are Developing Robot Rats
Scientists from the Weizmann Institute are collaborating with researchers in Israel, Europe, and the U.S. to develop robots with rat-like “whiskers” that could be...
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Eran Segal: Computing Expression
Dr. Eran Segal’s eclectic training led to pioneering models and unique insights into gene expression.
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Brain Circuits That Suppress Memory Found
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute and the Edith Wolfson Medical Center used MRI to uncover a critical component of memory suppression.
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Gift of the Week
After being inspired in grammar school, American Committee supporter Lorry I. Lokey honored the Weizmann Institute’s namesake with a $30 million donation to advance...
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Scientific Method
Prof. Mordehai Heiblum, a professor of condensed matter physics at the Weizmann Institute, demonstrated a surprising phenomenon in a recent experiment: electrons can...
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Adding Math to List of Security Threats
Prof. Adi Shamir cautioned his colleagues: as microprocessors become more complicated, they could become more vulnerable to math flaws, and to hackers.
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Young Scientist Travels to Israel
University of Illinois at Chicago student Amy Maduram was one of just 19 Americans to qualify for the prestigious Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science...