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The new Weizmann Wonder Wander - The popular science website of the Weizmann Institute of Science, is now online:
wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il or through the Institute's main website weizmann.ac.il (choose "Science for Non-Scientists").
New website: News, features and discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel | Posted on March 6th, 2011
The site includes all of our press releases, magazines, annual reports, links to news about the Institute and many other popular publications that have been offered by the Institute over the past 18 years. On the site, you can find hundreds of popular science articles about research in numerous fields. In addition to the colorful scientific images, podcasts, and even video content that accompany many of the articles, there are new video and photo galleries, as well as announcements about special activities, and more.
There are also some new features, such as sharing options, search by tag words, a related articles list, subscribe to press releases, and more.
Some parts of the site are still under construction. The Wonder Wander staff welcomes all comments.
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About The Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, is one of the world's top-ranking multidisciplinary research institutions. Noted for its wide-ranging exploration of the natural and exact sciences, the Institute is home to 2,700 scientists, students, technicians and supporting staff. Institute research efforts include the search for new ways of fighting disease and hunger, examining leading questions in mathematics and computer science, probing the physics of matter and the universe, creating novel materials and developing new strategies for protecting the environment.
Weizmann Institute news releases are posted on the World Wide Web at
wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il, and are also available at www.eurekalert.org.
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