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"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation

“Extreme, transient conditions produced by nuclear detonations can generate solid-state phases inaccessible to conventional synthesis,” wrote the researchers.

A mushroom cloud rises above Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1946 handout provided by US Library of Congress; illustrative.
 ‘FOR ALL of the difficulties my religious beliefs caused me, I never once doubted my faith and used it all to fuel my passion to live in Israel,’ says the writer.

To Israel's Nobel Prize-winning scientist: Don't hate haredim - opinion

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'Jews 10x more likely to win Nobel Prize outside Israel'

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Free education law gains high-profile supporters

Nearly two dozen former education ministers and academics, including four Nobel Prize winners and several Israel Prize winners back law.

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Israel’s 10th Nobel laureate awarded in Stockholm

Technion’s Dan Shechtman is honored for his discovery of quasicrystal patterns of atoms.

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Shechtman awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm

Technion professor is awarded for discovery of quasicrystals; presenter says the discovery "created a new branch of science," and "given us a reminder of how little we know... a truly great achievement."

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How to Win a Nobel Prize

Dan Shechtman had numerous opportunities to make a stellar career in America, but he chose to return home to Technion.

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A Google ‘first’ for the Technion

Prof. Dan Shechtman's Nobel Prize, Google Street View putting Haifa, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on the map.

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Five new ambassadors present credentials to President Peres

“If negotiations are done publicly, it becomes an ongoing press conference,” Peres says.

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The magnificent 10: Israel’s Nobel laureates

Technion scientist Dan Shechtman joins nine other Israelis who have previously won the illustrious prize in various fields.

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