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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.
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
The lab of Prof. Ofer Feinerman has found that ants work together to expand their ability to navigate – and are better than computer models at finding efficient routes. UPI reports.
May 12, 2020
Elisabetta Boaretto advances scientific archaeology at the Institute’s D-REAMS radiocarbon lab, which uses the tools of physics to date artifacts as small as seeds. The Jewish News visits.
May 10, 2020
When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it can explode as a supernova. But there’s a unique type of supernova that’s much brighter that we’re just starting to understand – and which may prove useful in measuring the universe.
March 02, 2020
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