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Forefront of Science

 

Life Sciences 
 
Weizmann Institute scientists have organized the flood of coronavirus information in an orderly framework 
Rate of similarity between the coronavirus genome and the genome of other viruses belonging to same family

 

Life Sciences 
 
Weizmann Institute scientists present a mathematical model for an exit strategy: how to restart the economy after the crisis

 

Life Sciences 
 
A method of predicting the coronavirus spread, pioneered and developed by Weizmann Institute scientists, may enable the authorities to focus efforts on areas where an outbreak is anticipated – and relieve measures taken in others
Gush Dan Neighborhoods: Average COVID-19 associated symptoms region map. City municipal regions with at least 30 responders and neighborhoods with at least 10 responders are shown. Each region is colored by a category defined by the average symptoms ratio, calculated by averaging the reported symptoms rate by responders in that city or neighborhood. Green - low symptoms rate, red - high symptoms rate

 

Space & Physics

They came for the winter school for excellent Chinese students, 2020. They found a welcoming place when they could not get back to China
(l-r) Prof. Binghai Yan, Boning Li, Zhaoyu Bai and Heran Wang

 

Chemistry
 
Measuring echoes of quantum states in a single molecule gives researchers new insight into a unique phenomenon
(l-r) Prof. Ilya Averbukh, Ilia Tutunnikov and Prof. Yehiam Prior

 

Space & Physics 

The mysterious ties between a “magnetic monopole,” topology and electrons in one-atom-thick material are revealed
Persistent currents in graphene imaged at the nanoscale using the scanning SQUID-on-tip magnetometer. Color rendering of one component of the local persistent current density circulating around electrically charged impurities in a non-topological state. Scale bar is 500 nm

 

Life Sciences 
 
A technique developed at the Institute might keep drugs at optimum levels in the body

 

Life Sciences

As neuron triplets fire, they "go over" certain lessons
The amygdala, two almond-shaped structures deep in the brain, is involved with associative learning

 

The Stamp Collection

 

Click on the image below to see a unique album presenting milestones from Dr. Chaim Weizmann's life and work, and from the history of the Weizmann Institute of Science and of the State of Israel, as reflected in Bernshtam's collection of stamps and other philatelic products:

 

In the News

 

Newsweek

Academics at an Israeli research institute have suggested that, in order to balance the public health and economic concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, heavily-impacted societies could allow people to work as normal on two days of the week and lockdown for the remainder
Newsweek

 

Phys.Org

The ability to select an electron's quantum spin could have implications for the use of bacteria in the biotechnology industry and in burgeoning efforts to create bacteria-based energy cells, as well as future electronic technologies
Phys.org

 

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Science for All - Davidson Institute of Science Education

 


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