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This is what the 2026 Nobel prize for chemistry is all about
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PUBLISHEDOct 7, 2026, 6:28 PM
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The Nobel prize in chemistry 2026 has been awarded to two scientists, Henri B Kagan at Paris-Sud University in France and Kensō Soai at Tokyo University of Science in Japan.
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