From a startling discovery about trees to the many moons theory, and more

February 2017

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Dr. Tamir Klein Sees the Forest and the Trees

Earth Sciences

Between his lab, the greenhouses and nearby forests, Klein hopes to understand how trees adapt

Fluorescence image of a single trapped Sr+ ion immersed in a cloud of 100,000 trapped Rb atoms. The ion is trapped by radio-frequency fields. The atoms are trapped by a focused laser-beam. Both species are cooled to a temperature of a millionth of a degree Kelvin above absolute zero temperatureBetween his lab, the greenhouses and nearby forests, Klein hopes to understand how trees adapt

Geometry Matters in Friction

Chemistry

A new theory explains why and how asymmetry in the bulk geometry of sliding bodies can weaken the friction between them

Combining two inhibitors (right) was much more effective than either alone in preventing cancer growth

Outward-Bound Proteins Have a Third Way

Life Sciences

A newly discovered “shuttle” for proteins is a “safety net” for vital communication between cells

Maze-like patterns are created when the DNA condenses like a row of dominoes in the lab of Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv(l-r) Naama Aviram and Prof. Maya Schuldiner describe a 'safety net' for communication proteins

Very Cold, but Oh-So Sensitive

Space & Physics

A nanothermometer is thousands of times better at detecting heat transfer at the atomic level

From Around the Web

THE MANY-MOONS THEORY

THE NEW YORKER

Our planet may once have had dozens of small moonlets, which welded together over the millennia into the object that’s visible today

Underground Experiments Look to Outer Space

BDS | Building Dialogue through Science

The experiments Dr. Hagar Landsman-Peles particpates in together with scientists from many different countries, will help us understand the makeup of our universe

Dr. Hagar Landsman-Peles builds detectors for the smallest particles

Science for All - Davidson Institute of Science Education

Navigation: a New Israeli Discovery

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified the brain cells ‎that enable an animal to reach its target by evaluating the direction and distance ‎from it. The brain cells were discovered in bats but they are also likely to exist in ‎other mammals, including humans

Spectacular shapes. Phytoplankton in bloom as seen from space. | Source: Wikipedia

The Real Lungs of the Earth

Phytoplankton are microscopic sea creatures that stand at the bottom of the marine food chain, produce oxygen, are a food source and may also be involved in rainfall.

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