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  • Exploring the Physical World
    Weizmann Scientists Date Santorini Eruption With Modern Olive Branch
    The Jerusalem Post

    The centuries-old Santorini volcanic eruption has been extensively studied, but there is no agreement on when it happened. The Jerusalem Post reports that Prof. Elisabetta Boaretto has used novel methodologies to date a single olive branch and help reconcile theories.

    January 13, 2021

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    New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics
    Scientific American

    Scientific American writes about quantum jumps, an unsolved problem in quantum physics – and the finding by Weizmann scientists that models the “step-by-step, cradle-to-grave evolution of quantum jumps.”

    December 29, 2020

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    Small Water Ice Reservoirs Dot the Lunar Surface
    SpaceRef

    A team of astrophysicists, including Prof. Oded Aharonson, has found that micro “cold traps” could contain up to 20% of the Moon’s ice, making water more accessible for lunar crafts. SpaceRef reports.

    October 27, 2020

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    Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light
    Quanta Magazine

    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

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    Human Ancestors Used Controlled Fire to Make Tools 300,000 Years Ago in Middle East, Shows New Study
    The Weather Channel

    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

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    Modern Scans May Show Traces of the Original Dimensions of the ‘Tefach’
    The Jerusalem Post

    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

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    A New Study Hints at How Non-Living Matter Coalesced Into the First Living Cells
    Salon

    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

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    Israelis Aim to Reach Neptune’s Moon With Trident Project
    Israel21C

    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

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    Three Research Groups, Two Kinds of Electronic Properties, One Material
    Science Daily

    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

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