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2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their work in ‘mirror’ chemistry

Scientific American · October 7, 2026 at 5:45 AM

The prize recognizes Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai’s discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis

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