Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: Kagan and Soai Solve Life’s Molecular Handedness

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: Kagan and Soai Solve Life’s Molecular Handedness

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on 7 October that Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. The award crowns a body of work that finally answers a question chemists have wrestled with for more … Read more