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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. Noam Sobel's invention, which helps locked-in and other patients to communicate via computer and drive a wheelchair—all by sniffing—is featured in Scientific American.
The Scientist established the Labby Multimedia Awards in order to highlight the best websites by labs. The Weizmann Institute's Prof. Joel Sussman and his Proteopedia site took the inaugural first prize.
ISRAEL21c reports on the accomplishments of Prof. Shafrira Goldwasser, who was awarded the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for her contributions to cryptography theory.
A multinational team, which includes Weizmann Institute researchers, is using principles from the animal kingdom to develop touch technologies such as a “whiskered” robotic rat.
Prof. Adi Shamir, a Weizmann Institute scientist and renowned cryptographer, cautioned against incidents in which math errors in widely used computing chips could lead to a security threat.
Lifestraw, a new invention that renders dangerous water drinkable, was developed with expertise provided by Dr. Moshe Frommer, an alumnus of the Weizmann Institute's graduate school.
Prof. Rafael Malach's research suggests that iPods, video games, and similar technologies may shut down part of the brain, providing a release that actually helps the brain operate more efficiently.
By tapping the computing power of biological molecules, the Weizmann Institute's Prof. Ehud Shapiro is building tiny machines that can speak directly to living cells.
Prof. Ehud Shapiro, who created nano-sized computers that may someday circulate throughout the body diagnosing and treating diseases, is one of the researchers moving medicine into a new DNA age.
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