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  • Advancing Technology
    Something to Sniff At: A New Device That Could Help Severely Paralyzed People
    Scientific American

    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.

  • Advancing Technology
    Web Gems: Introducing the Winners of the First Annual Labbies, "The Scientist" Magazine's Prizes for the Best Web-Based Multimedia by Labs
    The Scientist

    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.

  • Advancing Technology
    Zero knowledge keeps your secrets safe
    ISRAEL21c

    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.

  • Advancing Technology
    Scientists Are Developing Robot Rats
    United Press International

    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.

  • Advancing Technology
    Adding Math to List of Security Threats
    The New York Times

    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.

  • Advancing Technology
    A $3 Water Purifer That Could Save Lives
    The New York Times

    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.

  • Advancing Technology
    Handy iPod Striking the Right Chords for Those in Meditative State of Mind
    Investor's Business Daily

    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.

  • Advancing Technology
    Bringing DNA Computers to Life
    Scientific American, May 2006

    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. 

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    America 2025: Precision Rx
    Popular Mechanics

    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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