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• Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Identify New Viral Families That Silence Bacterial Immune Communication

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered three new families of "sponge" proteins used by phages to disrupt bacterial immune systems. By combining AI structur...

• Mass Mating Experiment Reveals Evolutionary Formula for Genetic Success in Baker's Yeast Strains

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Natural Sciences

  Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have conducted a large scale study involving 10 million yeast cells to track partner selection and offspring fitness. The findings...

• Scientific Study Identifies 1.5 Billion Year Old Cold Traps as Primary Targets for Lunar Ice Exploration

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered that ice has been accumulating at the Moon’s poles for over 1.5 billion years. By analyzing ultraviolet data and...

• Quantum Art Expands Series A to $140 Million to Accelerate 1,000-Qubit Perspective System

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: Israel

  Israeli quantum pioneer Quantum Art has secured an additional $40 million in Series A funding, bringing its total round to $140 million to drive commercial-scale deployment. The ca...

• Israeli Scientists Map Ancient Lunar Ice Deposits To Strategic Landing Sites For NASA Artemis Missions

  Published: Apr 16, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  A collaborative study led by the Weizmann Institute has identified 1.5-billion-year-old "cold traps" at the Moon’s South Pole that are highly likely to contain usable ice. The rese...

• Q-Factor Secures $24M Seed Round to Scale Neutral Atom Quantum Computing to One Million Qubits

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Israel

  Israeli startup Q-Factor has announced a $24 million seed funding round to commercialize a revolutionary "Moore’s Law" architecture for quantum computing. By leveraging decades of...

• Modern Data Science Meets Biblical Narrative in Interactive Passover Map Tracing Israelite Exodus Across Real World Geography

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Israel

  A product management expert and a Weizmann Institute professor have collaborated to create "Haggadah on the Map," a digital and printable tool that correlates the Passover story wi...