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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.
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere from phones to bikes – and they can catch fire. Weizmann Institute PhD alum Niles Fleischer, CEO of ALGOLiON, has developed software that “gives a week’s warning before a battery catches fire,” says Israel21C.
April 21, 2020
It is surprisingly hard not to touch our faces, despite the COVID risk. Prof. Noam Sobel now shows that the action is hard-wired, telling Newsweek that “he was surprised by the extent to which people touch their own face. His team believes face-touching ‘is important for our psychological stability.’”
April 20, 2020
Tech companies, health insurers and governments are turning to artificial intelligence to predict potential coronavirus outbreaks and help guide policy decisions about social-distancing as pressure mounts to end lockdowns.
April 19, 2020
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has triggered a paradigm shift in assumptions regarding vaccine development. The pandemic has made it clear, to governments and big pharma alike, that dedicating significant resources to proactive vaccination strategies are key to save lives.
April 07, 2020
Spondylarthritis attacks the spine and sometimes other joints, as well as skin, intestines, and eyes. Rheumatology Network reports that Weizmann’s Alexander Kalinkovich has shown “a close connection between an impaired microbiota, the immune system, and inflammatory arthritis.”
April 06, 2020
Is your sense of smell suddenly not working very well? Not to panic you, but sudden olfactory loss has emerged as a significant symptom in about 60 percent of COVID-19 patients.
April 05, 2020
Dr. Aurelie Lachish-Zalait, Director of the Professional Development Unit at the Davidson Institute – Weizmann’s education arm – writes in Haaretz about the importance of teachers and describes programs to keep them current in science and math.
April 02, 2020
Teams of epidemiologists and computer scientists on three continents have started mass population surveys to try to get ahead of the coronavirus and ensure that scarce diagnostic tests, and even scarcer ventilators, are sent where they can do the most good.
April 01, 2020
Researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have developed a new model for containing the spread of Covid-19 while also maintaining economic activity. The key, they say, is a two-day workweek.
April 01, 2020
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