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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the benefit of humanity.
Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam searches the skies for exploding stars that contain the elements necessary for life, and is working with NASA and others on a UV-wavelength satellite.
July 4, 2016 was a day of celebration – not just in the U.S., but worldwide. It's when a long-awaited milestone was reached: after almost five years and 1.7 billion miles, the Juno spacecraft reached Jupiter, aiming to reveal the giant planet's secrets – and those of our solar system. The Weizmann Institute's brilliant young astrophysicists helped make it happen.
August 2016
From the Mars rovers to the Star Wars reboot, interest in space hasn't been this high since America's moon landing. And once again, the Weizmann Institute is ahead of the curve: with some of the world's brightest young astrophysicists on campus, we are not only putting Israel on the star map, but advancing knowledge for all humankind.
The dry riverbeds, lakes, and valleys on Mars indicate that water once flowed there – but when? And how? Weizmann's Dr. Itay Halevy and Brown's Dr. James Head III have an interesting new answer: short, violent periods of intense volcanic activity that warmed the planet and turned ice into running water, which later froze again.
The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth's surface – and rising. As our weather changes, Weizmann Institute scientists are studying the ocean, using everything from microscopes to satellites, to understand its relationship with our climate. What will the future bring?
Astrophysicist Dr. Ron Budnik, recently recruited to the Weizmann Institute, is part of an international team of scientists that is creating new instruments in the hope of recording the first confirmed interactions between dark matter and normal matter. Dark matter is one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in physics.
What happens when a person strolling along an path comes to an intersection, and chooses his direction with a roll of the dice? Add in multiple dimensions and weighted dice and the question becomes more complex, says mathematician Prof. Ofer Zeitouni.
Ants are altruistic and cooperative, but how do they communicate and assign roles? A Weizmann team is using tools from information theory, statistical and theoretical physics, computer science, systems biology, neuroscience, and biology to investigate.
A new type of supernova has been discovered by Weizmann scientists and an international team. This previously unknown type of explosion has raised questions about our universe—and may answer some, too.
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