2000 Nobel prize laureate in chemistry Shirakawa dies at 90 Hideki Shirakawa, a 2000 Nobel laureate in chemistry, explains about conductive polymers during a science workshop in Tokyo in March 2015. Shirakawa, a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, died at age 90 on Aug. 24, 2026. A14AA0005627055P
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2000 Nobel prize laureate in chemistry Shirakawa dies at 90 Hideki Shirakawa, a 2000 Nobel laureate in chemistry, explains about conductive polymers during a science workshop in Tokyo in March 2015. Shirakawa, a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, died at age 90 on Aug. 24, 2026. A14AA0005627055P
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