Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

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Article URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/press-release/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49990470 Points: 76 # Comments: 9…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2026/press-release/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49990470 Points: 76 # Comments: 9…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:51:43 UTC.

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