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The 2026 Kavli Prize
The 2026 Kavli Prize Laureates announced
10 scientists with 9 different nationalities and hailing from three continents are honored for their research that has broadened our understanding of the big, the small and the complex. From revealing how our brains can be so extremely efficient in learning, to uncovering the hidden collisions under the seemingly harmonious spiral of the Milky Way, to our ability to change the properties of materials just by giving them a twist. Each of the discoveries honored today helps to answer vital questions and reveal further areas for investigation.
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10 scientists with 9 different nationalities honoured with the 2026 Kavli Prize
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The 2026 Kavli Prize Laureates:
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics: Vasily Belokurov (UK), Amina Helmi (The Netherlands) and Rodrigo Ibata (France)
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: Eva Y. Andrei (USA), Pablo Jarillo-Herrero (USA) andAllan H. MacDonald (USA)
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience: Christine Holt (UK), Kelsey Martin (USA), Erin Schuman (Germany) and Oswald Steward (USA)
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Astrophysics: Charting galactic growth through hidden mergers
Nanoscience: Electronics with a Twist
Neuroscience: Laureates solve longstanding mystery of our impossibly efficient brains
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The astrophysics laureates react to receiving the 2026 Kavli Prize
The nanoscience laureates react to receiving the 2026 Kavli Prize
The neuroscience laureates react to receiving the 2026 Kavli Prize
Cosmic collisions and cannibalism- The 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics’ science explained
A twisted new field - The 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience explained
New clues to memory - The 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience explained
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Science of the Universe
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Nanoscience
Science of the Atomic Scale
Neuroscience illustration (Photo credit: C. Daniloff/MIT News Office)
Neuroscience
Science of the Brain
The 2026 Kavli Prize Committees
The 2026 Kavli Prize Committee in Astrophysics. Photo: Thomas B. Eckhoff
The 2026 Kavli Prize Committee in Nanoscience. Photo: Thomas B. Eckhoff
The 2026 Kavli Prize Committee in Neuroscience. Photo: Thomas B. Eckhoff