Phys.org reports on the research of Dr. Ofer Feinerman, who studies the collective behavior of ants to understand collective problem-solving.
February 20, 2019
“You’ve built me a modern, beautiful house, but I cannot live with your design... I must remind you that it is I who have to live in the house, not you”. Vera Weizmann, in a letter to architect Erich Mendelsohn. The patron/artist relationship touches on one of the most complex issues in the architectural profession. In contrast to any other art work where the creative aspirations of the artist constitute the main functional medium, architecture focuses on the client’s ambition, particularly in relation to private houses, where a list of requests express his taste, dreams, social status and lifestyle.
February 15, 2019
As Israel21C reports, Weizmann scientists and colleagues are using tiny satellites to conduct CT scans – like those used on human bodies – to obtain detailed images of clouds’ structures and properties. This can improve climate modeling and prediction.
February 13, 2019
A recent breakthrough in the growing field of artificial intelligence at Weizmannn Institute will save lives by eliminating reliance on human skill in diagnosing cardiac conditions. The new Al initiative, developed by Professor Yaron Lipman and his colleagues at the NYU School of Medicine, is an automated process that guides ultrasound technicians performing echo-cardiograms to interpret the results in real time with improved accuracy.
February 13, 2019
Comparing human brains to monkey brains reveals that our more evolutionarily advanced brains may be more efficient but are also less robust, according to new research from Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. Neurobiology Prof. Rony Paz explains that our brains are like modern washing machines – technologically sophisticated but more vulnerable to breakdown and costly disorders.
February 05, 2019
The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (IASH) announced today the 2019 Laureates of the second annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel.
The Blavatnik Awards recognize outstanding, innovative early-career scientists and engineers for both their extraordinary achievements and promise for future discoveries.
February 04, 2019
Prof. Daniel Zajfman
The Weizmann Institute is neither a university nor a research laboratory committed to a single field. How would you define it?
There is no universal way to carry out research, and that’s good. Weizmann is focused on basic research in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, physics, math and computing and more. Without any immediate concern for practical applications. Our engine is above all curiosity! We try to understand our environment, to solve major scientific questions. And it's this basic work that eventually helps find solutions to some of humanity's major problems. It is somewhat the model of Bell Labs in the USA, from where emerged microwaves, the transistor and the in-depth learning of machines.
January 31, 2019
Quartz reports on the rise of robot-assisted surgery, and discusses the issue with Prof. Gabriel Barbash, who heads Weizmann’s Bench-to-Bedside Program.
January 30, 2019
The race to land humans on Mars is on again – and at an accelerated pace. Superpowers including China and the United States have declared their intentions to land astronauts on the Red Planet, as have private entrepreneurs who are taking the challenge seriously, among them Elon Musk.
January 29, 2019
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