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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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Feb 11, 2008... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 11, 2008—A new initiative, bringing together nine research groups from seven countries, including teams of robotics and brain researche ... Read more
Feb 17, 2016...
The ability of computers to recognise faces, text and objects has opened up a range of new technologies from smart CCTV to self-driving cars.
But the machi ... Read more
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Jan 30, 2019...
A robotic-assisted hysterectomy performed in 2014 at miVIP Surgery Center, in Los Angeles, California.
Pharmaceutical and consumer-goods company Johnson &a ... Read more
Feb 25, 2019... Machine learning is being applied to an ever-widening variety of fields, including biology and chemistry, and is becoming increasingly crucial to Israel’s high- ... Read more
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Oct 15, 2018... Consider a future in which robots work alongside humans to search for disaster survivors and sensors monitor their response to bacterial infections in real time ... Read more
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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
Apr 23, 2019... For years, Israeli neurologist Tamar Flash has had a fascination with the octopus, and the way the invertebrate’s eight arms propel it effortlessly through the ... Read more
Dec 08, 2022... Can the Collective Wisdom of Bugs Help Solve Human Problems? ... Read more
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