2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Their work explains the phenomenon of molecular mirror images in nature.
Why it matters
This discovery is fundamental to advancements in pharmaceutical manufacturing and chemical synthesis.
France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday, October 7, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving the mystery…
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