Items tagged with “physics”
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Weizmann Research Reveals That Flying Bats Apply the Laws of Sonar Physics to Locate Objects in the Dark
2010-02-04T04:15:09-04:00
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 4, 2010—The best way to track a moving object with a flashlight might be to aim it to one side, catching the object in the edge of the beam rather than the center. New resear...
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Science Tips, January 2009
2009-01-28T04:06:00-04:00
Positive Results Even when the results of the basic research at the Weizmann Institute are translated directly to medical application, it may take years to reach patients. But, once in a while, a finding can change lives a...
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Science Tips, June 2008
2008-06-02T11:43:00-04:00
Weizmann Institute Scientists Show Quantum Systems Could Flout Physics Law Scientists in the Weizmann Institute’s Faculty of Chemistry, together with colleagues in Germany, have made a startling prediction: Simply “tak...
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Could the Next Einstein Be a Surfer Dude?
2008-03-01T01:11:00-04:00
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Science Tips, July 2007
2007-07-26T14:27:00-04:00
The Inside Dope A New Technique May Speed the Development of Molecular Electronics Often, things can be improved by a little “contamination.” Steel, for example, is iron with a bit of carbon mixed in. To produce mater...
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Beaming Across the Border
2006-06-01T15:03:00-04:00
A particle accelerator being built in Jordan may serve to accelerate peace in the region Aladdin spoke the magic word "Sesame!" to open doors. Likewise, the SESAME project (Synchrotron-light for Experiment...
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When the Earth Shakes
2003-09-01T19:41:00-04:00
How many people can say that their job is directly related to those long, glorious days of childhood, when the only responsibility you had was to be home in time for dinner? Dr. Einat Aharonov is one of ...