2026 Chemistry Nobel goes tomaking mirrored molecules | Science News

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Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on controlling the production of mirror-image molecules. Their discoveries have helped pharmaceutical companies develop safer drugs. #nobel #chemistry #sciencenews šŸŽ™ļø Nikk Ogasa šŸ“ø Getty Images/Evening Standard/Paul Fievez/Keystone/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND Read more science news at www.sciencenews.org Sign up for our newsletter — a weekly roundup of the latest scientific breakthroughs, delivered every Thursday. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for evidence-based science reporting and explainers.

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