Kagan and Soai Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Asymmetric Synthesis Breakthrough
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai receive the award for discovering nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, a feat crucial to pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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20 publishers have covered this in 23 articles since 7 Oct 2026. Nature published first, on 7 October at 00:00 UTC; Latest News from Science Magazine followed 6h 05m later. The most recent article, from Feed: All Latest, appeared on 8 October at 10:30 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Nature (major outlet), Latest News from Science Magazine (major outlet), NPR World (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), The Economist (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), Feed: All Latest (major outlet), Latest articles, Scientific American, Deutsche Welle and 8 more, all listed under Sources below.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- NatureDaily briefing: Chemistry Nobel goes to mirror-molecule researchers
- NatureChemistry Nobel for solving mystery of how ‘handed’ organic molecules can emerge
- Latest News from Science MagazineNobel Prize honors researchers who solved chemistry's asymmetry mystery
- Latest articlesJapanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
- Scientific American2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is award to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their work in 'mirror' chemistry
- Deutsche WelleNobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
- Hacker NewsNobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
- South China Morning PostNobel Chemistry Prize awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
- Times of IndiaFrance’s Henri Kagan, Japan’s Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize
- New ScientistNobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror molecules
Show 13 later sources
- NPR WorldHenri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry
- BBC ScienceChemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesNobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for developing 'spectacular' chemical reactions
- The New York TimesNobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
- STAT2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for ‘mirror image’ molecule research, with impact on pharmacology
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraHenri Kagan, Kenso Soai win chemistry Nobel for ‘mirror image’ breakthrough
- Times of IndiaNobel Chemistry 2026: How Kagan, Soai solved century-old 'mirror-image' mystery
- France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivoNobel de Química 2026: Kagan y Soai resuelven un misterio de más de un siglo sobre las moléculas de la vida
- News FeedNobel Prize in chemistry honours mirror molecule research
- The EconomistA Nobel for illuminating life’s asymmetry
- Ars TechnicaChemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
- Latest articlesNobel winner Kenso Soai says he understood the significance of his research
- Feed: All LatestLife Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Sources
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- Life Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Feed: All Latest ·
- Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand Ars Technica ·
- A Nobel for illuminating life’s asymmetry The Economist ·
- Nobel Prize in chemistry honours mirror molecule research News Feed ·
- Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win chemistry Nobel for ‘mirror image’ breakthrough Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai The New York Times ·
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- Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry NPR World ·
- Nobel Prize honors researchers who solved chemistry's asymmetry mystery Latest News from Science Magazine ·
- Daily briefing: Chemistry Nobel goes to mirror-molecule researchers Nature ·
- Chemistry Nobel for solving mystery of how ‘handed’ organic molecules can emerge Nature ·
- Nobel winner Kenso Soai says he understood the significance of his research Latest articles
- Nobel de Química 2026: Kagan y Soai resuelven un misterio de más de un siglo sobre las moléculas de la vida France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo
- Nobel Chemistry 2026: How Kagan, Soai solved century-old 'mirror-image' mystery Times of India
- 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for ‘mirror image’ molecule research, with impact on pharmacology STAT
- Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for developing 'spectacular' chemical reactions Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry BBC Science
- Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror molecules New Scientist
- France’s Henri Kagan, Japan’s Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize Times of India
- Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai South China Morning Post
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai Deutsche Welle
- 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is award to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their work in 'mirror' chemistry Scientific American
- Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry Latest articles
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai Hacker News
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- Henri Kagan
- Kenso Soai