The Economic Times

What is Soai reaction? How Kenso Soai and Henri B. Kagan helped solve mirror-image mystery to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026

Kenso Soai and Henri B. Kagan won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries involving non-linear effects and autocatalysis. Heres what the Soai reaction is, how a tiny molecular imbalance can be amplified, and why the breakthrough matters for chemistry and the mystery of homochirality.