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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.
Quanta Magazine addresses one of quantum mechanics’ “strangest phenomena”: quantum tunneling. Physicists such as Weizmann’s Prof. Eli Pollak discuss new research on the mind-bending action.
October 20, 2020
The Weather Channel covers Weizmann research shedding light on our control of fire, reporting that “early humans had a good understanding of the effects of heating the stone before flaking it into blades.”
October 05, 2020
A team of archaeologists, including from Weizmann, made 3D scans of ancient pottery that may show the original dimensions of this unit of biblical measurement. The Jerusalem Post reports.
September 30, 2020
Salon features Prof. Dan Tawfik’s work showing how a protein “could emerge from a number of different other pieces, all produced without any biological processes.”
June 25, 2020
Israel21C reports on the Weizmann Institute’s proposal to NASA to send a craft to Triton. The project, Trident, is sponsored by the Institute and the Israel Space Agency. It will feature a super-accurate clock and seek life.
June 10, 2020
Covered in Science Daily, the story of the creation of a unique material is also the story of a unique collaboration between the Weizmann Institute and the Max Planck Institute.
June 10, 2020
Dr. Elisabetta Boaretto and colleagues used pioneering microarchaeology methods to accurately date Wilson’s Arch. The work advances safe archaeology, says The Times of Israel.
June 03, 2020
The Jerusalem Post reports on an Israeli team – including the Weizmann Institute – that was just named a finalist for a NASA mission to Triton, one of Neptune’s moons.
May 15, 2020
Weizmann scientists “have discovered new entities created from interaction between matter and light particles,” reports Xinhua. Potential uses include quantum applications and design of new materials.
May 13, 2020
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