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  "id": 12596894,
  "title": "Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/henri-kagan-kenso-soai-win-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-2026",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:49:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/nobel-prize-chemistry-henri-kagan-kenso-soairoyal-swedish-academy-sciences-stockholm-announcement-10910733/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarding it to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Kagan, a professor at Université Paris-Sud in Orsay, France, and Soai, a 95-year-old scientist from Tokyo University of Science, made this groundbreaking discovery. Their work has significantly impacted the field of chemistry, enabling new molecular structures capable of trapping substantial amounts of gas and potentially assisting in capturing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.",
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  "key_points": [
    "Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026",
    "Discovered non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis",
    "Enabled new molecular structures for gas trapping and greenhouse gas capture"
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        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Japan's Kenso Soai and France's Henri Kagan win Nobel chemistry prize",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T08:50:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win Nobel for 'making chemistry choose a mirror image'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/henri-kagan-kenso-soai-win-nobel-for-making-chemistry-choose-a-mirror",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:49:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-goes-to-henri-b-kagan-and-kenso-soai",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:51:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Nobel Prize In Chemistry 2026 Awarded To Henri B Kagan, Kenso Soai",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T09:56:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Nobel Prize In Chemistry 2026 Awarded To Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai For Breakthrough In Asymmetric Synthesis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-2026-awarded-to-henri-kagan-kenso-soai-for",
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        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Japan's Kenso Soai Named Co-Winner of 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/japans-kenso-soai-named-co-winner-of-2026-nobel-prize-in-chemistry",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:01:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Premio Nobel de Química para Henri Kagan y Kenso Soai por arrojar luz en el misterio de las asimetrías de la naturaleza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/premio-nobel-de-quimica-para-henri-kagan-y-kenso-soai-por-arrojar-luz",
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