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4 storiesNobel chemistry prize goes to Japan's Soai Kenso and France's Henri Kagan
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on 7 October that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Soai Kenso, 76, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, and Henri Kagan of France, for the discovery of nonlinear effects and …
Kremlin: Russia informed WHO of Irkutsk region situation after worker death
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has informed the World Health Organization about the situation in the Irkutsk region, following the death of an employee of the Irkutsk anti-plague institute. Peskov also said he had no informatio…
Two scientists win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize for asymmetric synthesis work
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, Chin…
Nobel chemistry prize goes to Kagan and Soai for asymmetric synthesis work
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri Kagan of France and Kenso Soai of Japan for “the discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.” The Nobel Committee said their work explained how an …