Israeli wins chemistry Nobel for quasicrystals (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111005/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_nobel_chemistry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111005/capt.ff4d602935164dc78d62c53257b1cc3a-ff4d602935164dc78d62c53257b1cc3a-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=kK6NN.l_QXalTwnHUquBSQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman poses for photographers during a news conference at the Haifa Technion, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of quasicrystals, a mosaic-like chemical structure that researchers previously thought was impossible. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)" border="0" /></a>AP - Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for a discovery that faced skepticism and mockery, even prompting his expulsion from his U.S. research team, before it won widespread acceptance as a fundamental breakthrough.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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