I really appreciate that the Nobel folks do the science communication thing of releasing different explanations of the winners' work for people with different pre-existing levels of understanding nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prize… both "They solved chemistry’s asymmetric mystery" and "Non-linear effects and auto catalysis in asymmetric organic catalysis"
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A Nobel for solving chemistry’s asymmetry puzzle: Henri Kagan & Kenso Soai, winners of the 2026 #Chemistry #NobelPrize, were honoured for providing "a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old: how #homochirality can emerge spontaneously. The chemical reactions they have developed are spectacular." 🧬✨nytimes.com/2026/10/07/science…
The 2026 #NobelPrize in #Chemistry is awarded to Henri B. Kagan in #France and Kenso Soai in #Japan for discovery and development of autocatalysis in enantioselective reactions that are essential for organic synthesis of pharmaceuticals. :clapping: nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistr…
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 has been awarded to - Henri B. Kagan - Université Paris-Sud, France Kenso Soai - Tokyo University of Science, Japan “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis” nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistr… 1/n
