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Humanity@2050: Researchers' Night 2017

 

Ever wanted to know how to fix a broken heart? What a scratch, pneumonia and soil pollution have in common? Why insects could be the food of the future? Researchers' Night at the Weizmann Institute of Science is an evening dedicated to science for everyone – to answering every and all questions about science.
 
The activities will commence at 17:00, Sept. 19, 2017, and continue until late in the evening in the auditoria, halls and open spaces of the campus. These are suitable for children, youth and adults. All the events and activities are free of charge, but some may require registration on the site: http://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/programs/IRN2017

 

 

Forefront of Science

 

Space & Physics
 
In Dr. Binghai Yan’s research, novel materials pave the way to new discoveries in physics
Cleveland Jewish NewsDr. Binghai Yan uses simulations and math to predict how new materials can behave

 

Life Sciences
 
Understanding how the bacteria gets around a common drug may help develop new ones to combat a growing threat
 
 
A cross section of the large subunit of a bacterial ribosome. Yellow: the ribosome’s protein exit tunnel. Red: the binding pocket for erythromycin at the entrance to the tunnel. Turquoise: (bottom right) – the ribosomal protein L22, which is found, in chemical terms, far from the antibiotic binding site

 

Chemistry
 
A new model for the formation of crucial membrane structures revises the picture of cell dynamics 
 
Lenses made of gold (left), silver (center) and aluminum (right) nanoparticles. Each layer of the lens focuses light of a different color, each to the same point. Scale: 35 μmFluorescently labeled actin in a cell exhibiting circular ruffled membrane structures

 

Life Sciences
 
An Institute study finds a whole new role for one of the most famous proteins in cancer research
 
 
Colonies of mouse embryonic stem cells, viewed with a microscope: the cells differentiated properly when their genome contained an intact copy of the p53 gene (left), but not when the p53 was missing (right)

 

Chemistry
 
Computer designed nanostructures do away with the need for multiple lenses
 
 
Lenses made of gold (left), silver (center) and aluminum (right) nanoparticles. Each layer of the lens focuses light of a different color, each to the same point. Scale: 35 μm

 

From Around the Web

 

The Algemeiner
 
The Israeli public research university was the only non-US institution to finish in the top 15 of the list of 200 schools
the algemeiner

 

BDS | Building Dialogue through Science
 
Behind the sale to the pharmaceutical giant is the man in Israel who had a novel idea for treating cancer, and the American doctors who tried it
Prof. Zelig Eshhar is hoping his therapy will save lives all over the world

 

Science for All - Davidson Institute of Science Education

 

The Israeli Satellite Venus is on Its Way to Space
A first-of-its-kind Israeli satellite will be launched next week on a unique ecological mission, proving the efficiency of Israeli space technologies
 
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Is Ritalin Really Effective?‎
Many speak out against the drugs used to treat ADHD. We checked whether they ‎actually work (certainly, but not for everyone), if there is a conspiracy to distribute ‎them (no) and what are the risks
 
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