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UPDATED Oct 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
Oct 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Soai and Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
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Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and French scientist Henri B. Kagan won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
WHO: Kenso Soai and Henri B. Kagan
WHAT: Won the Nobel Prize in chemistry
WHEN: Oct 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: They were awarded the prize for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
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