Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for untangling mirror images in molecules — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-kagan-and-soai-for-untangling-mirror-images-in-moleculesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Kagan and Soaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-kagan-and-soai-for-untangling-mirror-images-in-moleculeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-kagan-and-soai-for-untangling-mirror-images-in-molecules#u122048Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:46:46 +0000Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on asymmetric organic synthesis, specifically discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in mirror-image molecules. The prize honors their contributions to untangling chemical asymmetry and homochirality, providing chemists with precise control over molecular handedness. Their discoveries explain how chemical reactions can favor one mirror-image molecule over another by amplifying tiny molecular imbalances. This research has transformed modern medicine by aiding the understanding of how drugs fun