Summary
They found a cool way molecules can copy themselves 🌟.
The award ceremony will happen in Sweden with a king.
Key Points
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Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Their discovery is about molecules that act like mirrors.
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The prize includes a medal, a cash prize, and a ceremony in Stockholm.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsNobel Prize
A very important award for big discoveries in science, writing, or peace.
Chemistry
The study of what things are made of and how they change.
Molecule
A tiny group of atoms that stick together to make everything around us.
Chiral
When something has a left‑hand side and a right‑hand side that are mirror images, like our hands.
Autocatalysis
When a tiny amount of something helps make more of itself, like a snowball getting bigger as it rolls.
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