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NEWS ABOUT: Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Israeli Wins Chemistry Nobel

Daniel Shechtman discovered quasicrystals

(AP) - Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry today for his discovery of quasicrystals, a chemical structure that researchers previously thought was impossible. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Shechtman's discovery in 1982 fundamentally changed the way chemists look at solid matter. "It feels... More »

American, 2 Japanese Share Nobel for Chemistry

They developed process for testing drugs, creating LED screens

(AP) - American Richard Heck and Japanese researchers Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry today for developing a chemical method that has allowed scientists to test cancer drugs and make thinner computer screens. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences called the process, known as palladium-catalyzed cross... More »

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