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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.
Developed by Weizmann PhD Dekel Taliaz, a new method employs AI to help psychiatrists prescribe the best depression medication the first time. Israel21C reports.
August 28, 2019
Israel21C reports on a finding that helped Dr. Roi Avraham and his team to “develop an algorithm that may predict the onset of such diseases as tuberculosis.”
August 27, 2019
Eliana had a rarefied summer working in the Boris Rybtchinski Lab in the Department of Organic Chemistry at Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. “My research is in the ‘sustainable nanomaterials’ portion of what the lab does. We combine carbon nanotubes with organic dye nanocrystals to produce a hybrid nanocomposite in the form of a thin film that is electrically conductive and mechanically robust.” These films can be deposited on many surfaces and used as electrodes in energy storage devices. “I worked on a method which recycles the excess dye and solvent in order to make it more environmentally friendly when taken to industrial manufacturing.”
August 26, 2019
The Arizona Jewish News reports on local high-school grad Kyle Polen, who spent the summer on campus as part of the Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute.
August 22, 2019
The Times of Israel reports on ULTRASAT, the new ultra-light satellite that will use the UV light range to gain novel insight into elements such as black holes. Weizmann’s Prof. Eli Waxman heads the project, and says that it will help answer “some of the big questions in astrophysics.”
August 12, 2019
As Xinhua news agency reports, Weizmann archaeologists used a new method to date water found in a reservoir in a Negev “fossil aquifer,” showing that it is orders of magnitude older than previous tests showed.
August 05, 2019
When cells make mistakes – such as misfolding proteins – diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer can result. Weizmann scientists have now shown where and how such mistakes happen. Xinhua reports.
August 02, 2019
Haaretz profiles Dr. Hagar Landsman-Peles, a particle physicist who is part of the search for dark matter – and is skilled at explaining what that means.
August 01, 2019
Oxytocin is the feel-good hormone that helps us bond with loved ones, and yet is not wholly understood. Now, China’s Xinhua news agency reports that Weizmann scientists have found how oxytocin levels are renewed.
July 30, 2019
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