https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-kagan-and-soaiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-kagan-and-soaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-to-kagan-and-soai#u115401Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:05:38 +0000Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research into mirror-image molecules and chemical asymmetry. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the award in Stockholm, recognizing the French and Japanese scientists for their discoveries of nonlinear effects and asymmetric autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Their work explains life's underlying asymmetry and allows chemists to manipulate chemical reactions more precisely. Many pharmaceuticals exist in two mirror-image structures where one is helpful and the other harmful, making this d