Quantum mechanics
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Chemistry of the Quantum Kind
Posted by Weizmann Science Writer on October 12, 2012 Today’s post is about some cool chemistry – very cool. About 0.01°Kelvin, as a matter of fact (that is, one hundredth of a degree above absolute zero). Physics experiments conducted at such temperatures are already old hat, but chemistry is another story, altogether. Scientists have been attempting to produce chemical reactions at ultra-low temperatures for…
Congrats to Fundamental Physics Prize Winners
Posted by Weizmann Science Writer on August 1, 2012 Science magazine seemed to imply there was some grousing about the new Fundamental Physics Prizes awarded by billionaire Yuri Milner, but we in Rehovot think it’s a good thing. While one can quibble about which fields are still underfunded, we believe that any support for truly basic research — the kind whose applications, if they…
This Week at the Institute: The Mechanics of Life and a Quantum Amplifier
Posted by Weizmann Science Writer on May 25, 2011 This week’s Weizmann news stories: A “steam release valve” for inflammation, a “brake” for cell division and an “amplifier” for quantum signals. The steam release valve mechanism also involves an amplifier – one that ramps up the inflammation signal in response to viral attack on a cell. When the signal reaches its peak, it trips…