Search Results for: Weizmann Institute of Science
In Israel, Big Pharma & Innovators Are Using Tech To Fight Disease
An Israeli medtech venture studio is working with international innovators in the field and global pharmaceutical giants to work on technologically advanced solutions to some of the most challenging diseases facing humanity. Founded in 2021 as an initiative of the Israel Innovation Authority, Rehovot-based Aion Labs has taken a ground-up approach to healthcare R&D – […]
April 01, 2024
Light Speed Laser Computer Gets Performance Upgrade
The creator of a computer that uses lasers to carry out complex tasks at the speed of light has announced a breakthrough in high-performance computing. LightSolver’s new LPU100 system is powered by 100 lasers and can solve the most challenging of problems with up to 120100 combinations. The computer was created by LightSolver CEO Dr. […]
March 20, 2024
Scientists Discover Molecules That Could Slow Huntington’s Disease
Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered two molecules that could slow, and even reverse, the effects of the incurable and neurodegenerative Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s disease stops parts of the brain from working properly over time. People living with the disease develop uncontrollable dance-like movements and abnormal body postures, as well as problems […]
March 07, 2024
DNA Sequencing Startup Gets IIA Boost For Infectious Disease R&D
Israeli medtech startup Sequentify, which screens DNA sequences in order to diagnose diseases, has received a grant for its new project from the Israel Innovation Authority, the branch of the government dedicated to promoting the country’s tech sector. The grant is part of a $1.3 million project to develop the startup’s targeted sequencing panel for […]
January 22, 2024
Hacking Traditional Ethiopian Superfood To Make Instant Bread
A former Israel Defense Forces officer is determined to enrich the diet of the combat soldiers he once trained by revolutionizing the recipe for traditional Ethiopian flatbread he ate at home growing up. Injera is a spongy, slightly sour flatbread made from the seeds of teff grass, a staple in the Ethiopian and Eritrean diet […]
January 16, 2024
Study Finds Tears Lower Aggression, Shedding Light On Why We Cry
A new study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that human tears contain chemicals that reduce aggression in others. The research, according to the Weizmann Institute, provides an answer to the unsolved question of why people cry. The study, which has been published in US journal PLOS Biology, found that when men […]
January 07, 2024
Weizmann Program Boosts Israeli-Canadian Brain Research
The Weizmann Institute of Science has announced a new program that will support international collaboration between its own researchers and researchers in Canada to advance the understanding of the brain and its disorders. The Brain Canada & Weizmann Institute of Science Team Grants program has a grant of 1.5 million Canadian dollars (approx. $1.1 million) […]
December 10, 2023
Creating Rainbow Of Natural Food Colors Is Easy As Baking Bread
A visit to the bakery usually involves temptation by cupcakes or pastries in enticing hues of orange, pink and purple. What if we could create those vibrant shades of sweet treats without artificial additives and as naturally as bread rises? Israeli startup Phytolon (a combination of phyto, the Greek word for plant, and lon, Arabic […]
October 05, 2023
Scientists Grow Model Embryo In Lab, Without Egg Or Sperm
A model embryo grown in the lab and not the womb, using stem cells and not egg and sperm, could be the future of research into pregnancy and drug testing and even provide bespoke organ transplants, its creator says. What Prof. Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna of the Weizmann Institute of Science and his team have created […]
September 13, 2023
Scientists Create Laser Computer Working At The Speed Of Light
Two Israeli scientists have created a computer that does away with electronics and uses lasers to perform complex tasks at the speed of light. LightSolver was created by Dr. Ruti Ben Shlomi and Dr. Chene Tradonsky, physicists of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot in central Israel. “[It is] faster than any kind of […]
August 15, 2023
Israel’s STEM Scholar Program Announces New Cohort
The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program, which every year brings scholars from the US and Canada to work in Israeli universities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, has announced its latest cohort of 25 participants for the 2023-24 academic year. The new cohort includes seven Israelis currently working in STEM fields in North […]
August 09, 2023
Israeli Researchers Discover Why Your Tan Takes Time To Emerge
A Tel Aviv University (TAU) research team has discovered why your beach tan does not show up immediately, and only appears a while after leaving the beach. When you lay out on the beach for hours, the UV radiation from the lengthened sun exposure can damage the DNA inside of your skin cells. The TAU […]
August 03, 2023
Study On Male/Female Stress Response Could Improve Therapy
Male and female brain cells react differently to chronic stress, according to a joint Israeli-German study, whose results could help personalize therapy for stress-related disorders. Prof. Alon Chen, president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, led the collaborative effort between his Rehovot-based research university and the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich to analyze […]
August 01, 2023
Technion Inaugurates Research Center For Composite Materials
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa has opened its newest campus, to advance the school’s research into composite materials. “Composite materials, which will be at the heart of the new center’s activities, are truly revolutionary materials in a variety of fields, including aviation, green energy production and storage, interfaces with the human […]
June 29, 2023
Clearing Carbon From The Air With A Fridge And A Balloon
Dozens of huge balloons are taking to the skies over Germany. They’re not carrying passengers eager to witness stunning views, but rather fridge-like containers that suck harmful carbon emissions out of the air and freeze them. It may seem like a strange way of tackling the climate crisis, but Israeli startup High Hopes Labs insists […]
June 12, 2023