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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.
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Mar 18, 2013... For years, scientists around the world have dreamed of building a complete, functional, artificial cell. Though this vision is still a distant blur on the horiz ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/the-world-s-first-photonic-router/
Jul 14, 2014...
Dr. Barak Dayan in the quantum computing lab where the photonic router was developed.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 14, 2014—Weizmann Institute of Science researche ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/one-atom-two-photons-quantum-computing-switch/
Jul 11, 2014...
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A scheme that uses a single atom to switch the direction of a single photon could pave the way toward quantum computer ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/looking-back-looking-forward/
Apr 11, 2016... In a place that fosters curiosity and the pursuit of "what if," where scientists come to work every day with the knowledge that anything can happen, astounding ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/creating-tomorrow-s-computers/
Jun 01, 2012... Tiny particles such as atoms and electrons often behave in mysterious and surprising ways. Unlike larger objects composed of many particles, they can, for insta ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-july-2014/
Jul 28, 2014... Using the body’s natural virus killers to prevent and treat HIV infection has been problematic until now because of the strong inflammatory response these molec ... Read more
Jun 24, 2018...
Kevin Hong for Quanta Magazine
Early on in the study of quantum computers, computer scientists posed a question whose answer, they knew, would reveal somet ... Read more
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Mar 01, 2008... This article can be viewed by downloading the PDF. ... Read more
Jun 20, 2019... ‘This is the first time anyone has been able to control the spatial orientation of chiral molecules with light,’ says Ilya Averbukh from the Weizmann Institute ... Read more
May 13, 2020... Israeli researchers have discovered new entities created from interaction between matter and light particles, Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) reported Wedne ... Read more