NobelPrize.org
Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
Prize share: 1/2
Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
Prize share: 1/2
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 was awarded jointly to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis"
Explore the Nobel Prize lesson about the 2026 chemistry prize. The lesson is an educational resource, developed to make it easy for teachers to introduce their students to the prize-awarded achievements and their benefit to humankind.
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Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 10 laureates' work and discoveries range from optogenetics to efforts to promote peace and international law.
See them all presented here.
