What happens when you accelerate in a quantum vacuum? Analyzing ripples on the water’s surface provided proof for the answe04.10.201 Prof. Ulf Leonhardt is demonstrating laws of quantum physics with everyday materials If you somehow found yourself in deep outer space...

A new look at the mechanisms of cell death 17.09.2018 Prof. David David Wallach (sitting, center) and (l-r) Ju Seong Jeong (PhD student), Xun Liang (PhD student), Dr. Seongmin Yung, Professor Tae-Bong Kang and Livia Testa (PhD student) Our views on the contribution of...

A new approach to identifying “signposts” on cancer cells may help immune cells eliminate the disease 12.09.2018 T cells (red) attacking melanoma cells (green). The neo-antigen-specific T cells in this image are especially effective at killing cancer cells With new...

Do probiotics facilitate the recolonization of gut bacteria? A new study suggests the answer is not so simple 06.09.2018 Every day, millions of people take probiotics – preparations containing live bacteria that are meant to fortify their immune systems, prevent...

A quantum gate between atoms and photons may help in scaling up quantum computers 03.09.2018   The quantum computers of the future will be able to perform computations that cannot be done on today’s computers. These may likely include the ability to crack the...

Young scientists from Japan to Colorado get taste of Israel at summer program By Renee Ghert-ZandAugust 21, 2018 12:59pm 513SHARES From left, Lior Benizri of Brussels, Ramon Castaneda of Mexico, Aleix Segui of Barcelona and Karna Morey of Durham, North Carolina tackle...

A new model of bacterial growth shows that a certain amount of idleness may enable the cell to adapt quickly to a change in fortune 27.08.2018 Bertrand Russel famously railed against the idea that idleness is the root of all evil, writing in his essay In Praise of...

A joint venture of the Weizmann Institute of Science and New York University recently won first place in a competition for innovation in echocardiography 13.08.2018   electrocardiogram Ultrasound equipment has shrunk in both size and price in recent years – so...

Uncovering quantum effects in the molecules in our bodies may lead to future biotech development 02.08.2018 The quantum phenomenon known as tunneling is generally associated with highly controlled physics experiments, nuclear fusion in stars or futuristic setups for...

25.07.2018   A “walk” in composition space for a lipid world molecular assembly, shown in simplified 3 dimensions. A point on the line signifies a specific composition along the time axis In 1924, Russian biochemist Alexander Oparin claimed that life on Earth...