Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror‑image molecules

The 2026 Nobel prize for chemistry has been awarded to two researchers for their work on mirror-image molecules. Frances’s ...

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for untangling mirror images in molecules

Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror ...
Martin Cid Magazine

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 rewards a reaction that makes molecules pick one hand

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the prize for showing how a tiny surplus of one mirror-image molecule can snowball until it ...
Chemistry World

Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the 2026 chemistry Nobel prize

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