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• International · 2026-10-07

  Nobel Prizes awarded for advances in neutrino astronomy and asymmetric synthesis

  Francis Halzen, an 82-year-old Belgian astrophysicist, received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his leadership of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which detected high-energy neutrinos from space. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kensō Soai for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, techniques widely used in pharmaceutical production.

• International · 2026-10-08

  Anne Carson and two chemists win the 2026 Nobel Prizes

  Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson, 76, has won the Nobel Prize in Literature, which the Swedish Academy recognised for her inventive work that dialogues with classical tradition to create new forms for contemporary literature. French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kensō Soai jointly received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

• International · 2026-10-11

  2026 Nobel Prizes honour optogenetics, neutrino astronomy and asymmetric catalysis

  The 2026 Nobel Prizes recognized major scientific breakthroughs: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel received the Medicine prize for developing optogenetics, a technique using light to control neurons that has become essential in neuroscience research. Francis Halzen won Physics for leading the IceCube Observatory, which detected high-energy neutrinos and revolutionized cosmic observation.