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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 future of humanity.
May 20, 2019... Prof. Noam Sobel is interviewed for the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s series “Spotlight on Basic Research” about his investigations of the sens ... Read more
Nov 01, 2010... Other than florists and allergy sufferers, most people don't do much sniffing. But scientists in Israel see the ability as a way to assist severely paralyzed pe ... Read more
May 04, 2014... This three-minute video tells the story of Weizmann Institute researcher Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky, who studies free-flying bats to explore the brain's ability to ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/mapping-the-social-landscape/
Jan 11, 2018... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 11, 2018— Whether we’re playing a team sport or just strolling through the park, we’re continually aware of the positions of those aroun ... Read more
Apr 06, 2010... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 6, 2010—Darwin's finches—some 14 related species of songbirds found on the Galapagos and Cocos Islands—will forever be enshrined in histor ... Read more
Sep 26, 2011... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 26, 2011—The fact that certain smells cause us pleasure or disgust would seem to be a matter of personal taste. But new research at th ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/behavioral-changes-seen-after-sleep-learning/
Nov 12, 2014... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 12, 2014—New Weizmann Institute of Science research may bring the idea of sleep learning one step closer to reality. The research, whic ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-power-of-sniff/
Oct 06, 2010...
A new device lets the disabled move and communicate with their noses.
The key to restoring movement and communication for the severely disabled may lie on ... Read more
Nov 06, 2019...
Computer-enhanced MRI images of the brains of left-handed women identified two that were missing olfactory bulbs
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 6, 2019—Is a pair ... Read more
Nov 05, 2012...
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People can learn to “see” with plastic whiskers attached to their fingers, heralding the potential of a next generation of sigh ... Read more
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