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Prof. Dan Shechtman, Minister of Education Yoav Kish, President Yitzhak Herzog and Wolf Foundation CEO Reut Yinon Berman

Winners of the 2025 Wolf Prize in Science and Architecture announced

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Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, two of the main researchers in the field of artificial intelligence, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Artificial intelligence plays a major role in two categories of the 2024 Nobel Prizes. This is a sign of things to come

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It is likely that we will see more Nobel medals awarded to researchers who used AI tools. As this happens, we may find that the scientific methods honored by those Nobel Prize committees will move away from the simple categories of "physics," "chemistry," and "physiology."
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Podcast: Rowers for science, episode 9: Electricity flows in the palms of your hands

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Who will win the Nobel Prize in Physics this year? All predictions

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The Nobel Prizes are announced at the beginning of October every year, and about a month before that rumors, predictions and speculations are spread about the identity of the candidates and the chances of winning. In recent years, using innovative data analysis tools, forecasting experts
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Podcast: "Pursuing Science", episode 4: Chemistry - reaction, half reaction, one quick look

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An episode from Tel Aviv University's Tel Aviv 360 podcast that reviews scientific research. (Hebrew only)
Individual pentene molecules (yellow) on the insulating layer (blue). Right: electrons with parallel spins (small arrows) flow from the tip of the tungsten (top) to the molecule (bottom). Credit: ETH Zurich / Ashwarya Vishwakarma and Stefan Kobarik

Scientists have developed a new method of controlling quantum states using magnetic qubits

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Spin-polarized currents can also be used to control the quantum states of individual electronic spins. The results of the research, published in the scientific journal Science, may be used in various technologies in the future, for example in the control of my condition
Chemical simulation. The image was prepared as an illustration using the artificial intelligence software DALEE and is not used as a scientific image.

Not only in computers: the "legality" of the Restart also works in chemical simulations

Researchers have discovered that the original way to speed up chemical processes is to reboot
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humanize the messenger

An algorithm developed by the institute's scientists heralds a leap forward in the field of humanizing antibodies and may enable the rapid, efficient and cheaper development of new drugs. The key: stability
The process of turning carbon dioxide into carbon nano fibers. From the scientific article

Two birds with one stone - turning carbon dioxide into carbon nanofibers

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The idea of ​​capturing carbon dioxide or converting it to other substances in order to combat climate change is not new. However, simply storing carbon dioxide in a certain compound may lead to its leakage into the environment
This illustration shows Saturn's icy moon Enceladus with a buildup of ice particles, water vapor, and organic molecules ejected from cracks in the moon's south polar region. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Saturn's surprise: NASA discovered an energy source and a basic molecule for life on Enceladus

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In the new study, evidence for additional sources of chemical energy, much stronger and more diverse than methane production, was discovered: a group of organic compounds was found that were oxidized, and this indicates many chemical pathways for the existence of potential life in the ocean
Benzene, a simpler type of carbon ring. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers synthesized a stable C16 carbon ring, although theoretically it should have broken down immediately

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Before the successful synthesis, it was not clear if it was even possible to create such a molecule and keep it stable long enough to study its structure and its electronic properties.
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
Nanotechnology to improve solar panels. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Catch the sun in its rays

Researchers have created a metallic sponge that increases light energy and can adsorb substances to it
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
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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
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A common detergent is linked to a significant increase in the incidence of Parkinson's disease

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For the past hundred years, the chemical trichloroethylene [TCE] has been used in decaffeinated coffee, metal cleaners, and dry-cleaned clothes. The substance itself is known to be a carcinogen, it is associated with abortions, congenital heart disease
MIT researchers have discovered hidden magnetic properties in multilayer electronic material by analyzing polarized neutrons with the help of neural networks

Using artificial intelligence to reveal magnetism

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A simulation that explains the electricity production process: Acceleration secretes recycling molecules (transfers an electron) to a stainless steel electrode (the anode). From there the electrons continue to the platinum electrode (cathode) and on to the sea water molecules. Following an electrochemical reaction with the platinum, the sea water breaks down and forms hydrogen. The passage of electrons from the anode to the cathode creates an electric current, and the hydrogen emitted in the process can be stored and used later to produce additional energy in hydrogen fuel cells. Thanks to the action of photosynthesis, this process is accelerated by exposure to the sun, but it also continues in the absence of light.

Electricity from the sea

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Researchers at the Technion have developed a new method for producing electricity from algae in an efficient and environmentally friendly process. The idea, born in the mind of doctoral student Yaniv Schlossberg while swimming in the sea, was developed into a prototype by researchers from three faculties

Researchers were able to change the electrical properties of a material by removing an oxygen atom from the original structure

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Researchers at the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at the Technion succeeded in changing the electrical properties of a material by removing an oxygen atom from the original structure. Possible applications: electronic miniaturization and detection of radiation emissions
Stonehenge site in the UK. Close-up shot. Photography" shutterstock

Most of the large stones of the Stonehenge site have one source: West Woods, Wiltshire

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The Israeli team for the Chemistry Olympiad and the training team. Photo: Future Scientists Center

Israel's student team is the world champion in mathematics * gold medal in the youth chemistry olympiad

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Schematic representation of individual molecules in a crystal showing the development of order from lowest (red) to highest (blue)

Formation games - about the order emerging from disorder

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from any ammonia. Photo: shutterstock

"Green" ammonia could be used as a future fuel

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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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Biological enzymes as a source of hydrogen

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Clean and efficient recycling of electronic waste

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The value chain in drug discovery. Illustration: shutterstock

An innovative method for converting hydrogen atoms into fluorine atoms for the production of more effective drugs

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Oxides of the rare elements gadolinium, praseodymium, cerium, samarium, lanthanum and neodymium [Photo: USDA ARS]

A new source for rare elements

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A fast method for converting algae into biofuel

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An artificial nose produced in a XNUMXD printer

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2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table

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A substance is developed to clean water from nuclear waste products

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Prof. Nir Gov. Photo: Weizmann Institute Spokesperson

Frustrated at the turn

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Challah and wine for Kiddush. Photo: shutterstock

A taste of the chemistry of wine

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Formation of complex protein clusters. / through precise tuning of chemical processes with the help of organometallic complexes Illustration: Prof. Ashraf Barik, Technion

A new and effective way to create complex proteins

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a molecule. Illustration: shutterstock

Scientists have identified a protein that may have existed at the beginning of life

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Close-up of a zebrafish eye. A sophisticated and accurate vision system

A look at the fish's eye

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Biocatalysts (located at the bottom of the vial), anchored to spherical lignin particles contained within a natural polymer, open a window to green synthetic reactions in the presence of water [courtesy: Valeria Azovskaya]

Synthetic materials of biological origin

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The scientists took advantage of the fact that chirality affects an electron property called "spin", which is characterized by two states - "spin up" and "spin down" - similar to the spinning of a spinning top clockwise or counterclockwise. Illustration: Prof. Ron Naaman, Weizmann Institute

Molecular spin in the laboratory

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Substances found in wine and green tea may serve as a basis for drugs for congenital metabolic diseases

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Breast cancer cells in culture as seen under an optical microscope. You can see the bands connecting the cells. Photo: Prof. Geiger, Weizmann Institute

All together and each separately

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Cells. Illustration: shutterstock

The genetic internet

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Nanoscale electronic scaffolds into which cardiac cells can be integrated to create cardiac patches in June. The photo shows the nanoelectronic scaffold (in gold) along with recording devices (in purple) and the stimulator (in green) and heart tissue (in red) [Courtesy of Lieber Group/Harvard University]

Silver nanoparticles used in an innovative spectroscopic method

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Nose. Illustration: Spokesperson of the Weizmann Institute

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists inserted a miniature "nose" into a living cell

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The rate at which molecules change shape may be slower than previously thought

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In the picture: an illustration of the arrangement of water molecules at temperatures around the freezing point, arranged around a single reference molecule. The white area shows the orderly and directional organization of the water density in the form of an "oyster", which results from the properties of the bonds between the hydrogen molecules. The orange color shows a "volume increase area", which a water molecule cannot penetrate, due to its structural characteristics. Source: IBM.

A simulation at the molecular level showing a detailed explanation of the water anomaly

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Hydrogen fuel production inspired by photosynthesis in nature

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A new X-ray imaging method makes it possible to obtain XNUMXD videos of chemical reactions. Illustration: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

The fastest films capture molecules in motion

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An innovative method for separating isotopes

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An example of improving the resolution of a biomolecule: from the left, before 2013; On the right, today.

Life at the atomic level

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