https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-is-awarded-to-henri-kagan-and-kenso-soaiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-is-awarded-to-henri-kagan-and-kenso-soaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-is-awarded-to-henri-kagan-and-kenso-soai#u117557Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:21:20 +0000The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discoveries concerning non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Announced on Wednesday, the prize recognizes the pair for solving a long-standing mystery regarding mirror-image molecules and molecular handedness, or chirality. Kagan, 95, is a professor emeritus at Universite Paris-Sud in France. Soai was born in Hiroshima, Japan, and serves as a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Their findings have proven decisive for chemists desi