Meticulous experimentation earned Soai Nobel
World 17:19 08/10/2026Kenso Soai, a 76-year-old Japanese researcher, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry after spending day after day immersing himself in painstaking experimentation without complaint.
Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize
World 18:23 07/10/2026STOCKHOLM -- Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis," the award-giving body said on Wednesday.