🔴Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to France's Henri Kagan, Japan's Kenso Soai
Summary
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri Kagan of France and Kenso Soai of Japan for their work explaining why only one mirror-image form of some molecules appears naturally. Their discoveries help chemists create chemical reactions that make specific molecule forms, important for making medicines.Key Facts
- Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering "non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
- Their work explains "homochirality," where certain molecules exist mostly in one mirror-image form in living things.
- This discovery helps scientists control chemical reactions to produce specific molecule forms, useful in drug development.
- The Nobel Prize includes a diploma, a gold medal, and about $1.2 million, which is shared if there are multiple winners.
- The prize ceremony will take place on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
- Recent Nobel Prizes awarded include physics to Francis Halzen and medicine to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel.
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm, Sweden.
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