Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 Goes to Pair Who Solved 'Mirror Image' Molecules Mystery
Reuters, The New York Times and The Guardian reported that the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two scientists for their foundational work on mirror-image molecules. The molecules are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed, a property critical to drug development and chemical reaction design. The Nobel Committee stated their research laid the groundwork for modern asymmetric catalysis.