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The late Capt. Denis Krokhmalov-Wexler. From the private archive

Students at the Technion will design the NOVA-SAT satellite in memory of the late Captain Denis Krokhmalov-Wexler in cooperation with the TAA

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The late Krukhamlov-Wexler, was supposed to start his studies this year at the Faculty of Aeronautics and Space Engineering and who was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip
Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

Scientific discovery: researchers have seen phenomena from quantum mechanics in the movement of pendulums

The new system makes it possible to observe the phenomena that occur inside special "topological" materials by photographing the movement of pendulums using a normal camera
Gamma ray burst (Image Credit: NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones via NASA)

Elements essential to life were created following a massive explosion in space

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Tamar Stein. Credit - Uri Stein

The Hebrew University is a leader in entry-level ERC grants. Ten researchers will receive 17 million euros for five years 

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The number of wins by male and female Hebrew researchers places the university in first place among universities in Israel in terms of success rate among applications, with an increase of 5.5% compared to last year and it has the highest number of winners
Crystal pump to generate quantum light for medical imaging devices. Photo courtesy of Shalom Schwartz

CAT scan for Schrödinger's cat

Quantum effects in X-rays make it possible to improve the resolution of the scan and protect the health of subjects and doctors
"Scale of Polarizations"

electronic skips

Researchers have built surfaces from layers of atoms that slide over each other, thus causing the electrons inside to skip. In the future, they hope that it will be possible to develop advanced information technologies based on them
Robot scientist. Illustration using artificial intelligence software. Definitions: Avi Blizovsky

AI scientist managed to reproduce Nobel-winning discoveries without intention

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AI-Descartes, a new AI scientist, successfully reproduced a Nobel Prize-winning work using logical reasoning and symbolic regression to find exact equations. The system is effective against real-world data and small data sets, with the future goal being the automation of building scientific theories
The distribution of dark matter in a segment of the southern sky. Based on data from the ACT observatory in Chile that operated between 2007-2022. Courtesy of Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania

A new map of dark matter verifies Einstein's theory of general relativity

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A groundbreaking new map of dark matter has been created using data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES), in an international collaboration of astronomers and physicists. The map shows the distribution of dark matter in the southern sky region, and is the most accurate and detailed map of its kind ever created
Gravitational waves are created by a pair of stars turning into black holes. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Gravitational waves light up the universe

Gravitational wave analysis hints at the way black hole pairs are formed
organic molecules. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Identification of organic compounds using visible light

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Researchers from the University of Santiago in Chile, working in the field of machine learning, have succeeded in developing an innovative method for identifying organic compounds based on the refractive index at a single optical wavelength
Hurricanes are approaching the USA. Photo: depositphotos.com

The conservation laws common to hurricanes and the movement of proteins

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Prof. Yosef Klefter, former president of Tel Aviv University and recipient of the 2020 Israel Prize for Chemistry and Physics Research. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv University

Prof. Yosef Klefter - winner of the Israel Prize in the field of chemistry and physics research

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Multiple dimensions - is it possible to build an observational experiment?

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The paradox of quantum mechanics in the macroscopic world

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In the photo (from right to left) Dr. Lina Lavie, Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie, Diller Foundation President Jackie Sapir and CEO of the Friends of the Technion Association in the USA Jeff Richard. Credit: ATS.

The Helen Diller Family Foundation will donate $50 million to the Quantum Center at the Technion

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On the infamous piston and other problems

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The limits of power or reflections on the driving force of fire

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The optical system in the laboratory - a collaboration between the Technion and CREOL. Source: Technion spokesmen.

Semiconductor lasers: the next generation

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Illustration of the energy dissipation process in graphene: an energetic electron (in red) is released from a local trap created by an atomic defect in the graphene structure, loses energy as a result (in blue) and slightly vibrates the structure (in orange). Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

The flaws that heat up

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A prototype of the detector that detects coherent scattering of neutrino particles (Courtesy: Jean Lachat/University of Chicago).

The detector that revealed the neutrino particle

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Prototype construction of the detector of the DUNE project. Source: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

The neutrino puzzle

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In the study, the scientists examined collisions that occur between the molecules. Collisions of atoms have been studied in the past, but atoms - according to classical physics - are spherical, while molecules have an elongated structure. The structure of a colliding body affects the way it will move after the collision. Will elongated molecules behave differently from spherical atoms? And is knowing their shape enough to predict the outcome of the collision? Illustration: pixabay.com.

Cold, getting cold

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A replica of the standard international kilogram. Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology.

How much does a kilogram weigh?

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Microwaves are electromagnetic waves used for communication, for locating objects such as airplanes, for astronomy and physics research, and of course for rapid heating of food. Photo: alexunderwood910.

The wave of the microwave

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Cold beam experiments. The shock waves block the flow of particles in the beam. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Cold, frozen, warming: how to reduce shock waves in particle beam experiments

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