ScienceHenri Kagan and Kenso Soai win Chemistry Nobel for ‘mirror image’ breakthrough

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for explaining how chemical reactions can favour one version of asymmetric, mirror-image molecules. Their findings have become important tools for designing reactions used to manufacture pharmaceuticals.

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