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STORY SO FAR: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for showing that it is possible to amplify a molecule’s “handedness,” and direct it in a way that it can be used to produce pharmaceutical products of a very high purity. Their work also offers clues to…
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Announcement of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The prize was awarded for their discoveries of light-gated ion channels and optogenetics — a revolutionary technique that allows scientists to study how nerve cells control memories, emotions and behaviour in the living brain. It began with a simple question: How does a single-celled alga…
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”. Image courtesy: @NobelPrize / Illustration: Niklas Elmehed The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2026 has been awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube…
Nobel Prizes 2026 will be announced between October 5 and 12, 2026, to honour outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine, literature, arts, chemistry, physics, economics and peace. They are regarded among the world’s most prestigious awards and are highly anticipated each year. Indians who have won a Nobel Prize are Rabindranath Tagore, C.V. Raman,…
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