Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry
Oct 7, 2026, 5:05 AM CDT
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. (Image credit: Fredrik Sandberg)
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