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French-Japanese duo Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize

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  • Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
  • The prize recognizes their work on non-linear effects in asymmetric organic synthesis.
  • The laureates will share a prize of 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million).

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded jointly to Henri Kagan of France and Kenso Soai of Japan. Their work focuses on chiral molecules, which are mirror images of each other. The prize, established by Alfred Nobel, recognizes their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis and includes a medal and a share of 12 million Swedish crowns.

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French scientist Henri Kagan and Japanese scientist Kenso Soai have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

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  1. Naima Sami 8 days ago

    This is a fascinating area of chemistry. It’s so fundamental to how medicines are developed, as the ‘handedness’ of a molecule can make all the difference in its effect on the body.

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French-Japanese duo wins 2026 Nobel chemistry prize

Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,” the award-giving body said on Wednesday. The chemistry Nobel, always the third pr

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Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize

STOCKHOLM: Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric ​organic synthesis,” the award-giving body said on Wednesday. The chemistry Nobel, always

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