# Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

https://mins.news/en/video/90739

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-08 02:49 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOgw1GvHlbo

> France’s Henri Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai have received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, becoming its 201st and 202nd laureates. The Nobel Committee said they were honoured for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

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