Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts

The frameworks can be compared to the timber framework of a house, and Hermione’s famous beaded handbag, in that they are ...

Nobel in chemistry goes to molecular breakthroughs with climate applications

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi’s work has led to structures that can extract pollutants from water, capture ...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks

The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of an architecture that some ...
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Architects of a New Kind of Molecular Structure Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Metal-organic frameworks can store huge amounts of gas in a tiny space—enabling advances that could help humans fight climate ...

Researchers discover a hidden atomic order that persists in metals even after extreme processing

For decades, it's been known that subtle chemical patterns exist in metal alloys, but researchers thought they were too minor to matter—or that they got erased during manufacturing. However, recent ...