Nobel Prize honours neutrino telescope pioneer and molecular chemistry breakthroughs

The Nobel Committee has recognised Francis Halzen for developing a neutrino telescope using Antarctic ice to detect cosmic rays and trace their origins. Halzen's innovative approach transformed a natural resource into a scientific instrument for studying high-energy particles from space.

Separately, the chemistry prize was awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their work on molecular chirality—understanding why biological molecules favour left-handed forms and developing methods to control this property in laboratory synthesis. Their research has applications across pharmaceutical and chemical industries.