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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.
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/news-releases/science-tips-february-2013/
Feb 07, 2013... Before they go all-out supernova, certain large stars undergo a sort of “mini-explosion,” throwing a good-sized chunk of their material off into space. Though s ... Read more
Jan 16, 2018... MADRID, Jan. 16, 2018/ The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Information and Communication Technologies category goes, in this tenth edition, ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/bringing-dna-computers-to-life/
May 01, 2006... This article can be viewed by downloading the PDF. ... Read more
Apr 22, 2015...
Credit: Tim Greene
Some of the world’s best known cryptographers – veterans of the crypto wars of the 1990s – say government access to encryption keys is s ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/scientists-are-developing-robot-rats/
Feb 12, 2008... REHOVOT, Israel, Feb. 12 (UPI)—A group of Israeli, European and U.S. robotics and brain researchers are developing robotic "rats" that can aid during rescue mis ... Read more
Jan 28, 2016... As our sensory organs register objects and structures in the outside world, they are continually engaged in two-way communication with the brain. In research re ... 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
Aug 28, 2019... Did you know that malaria kills about half a million people each year? In the eighth episode of Weizmann in Focus, CEO Dave Doneson explains how Weizmann is hel ... Read more
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