- MOFs are a new class of crystalline solids designed to trap various substances like greenhouse gases, harvest water, and deliver drugs.
- They are highly porous with the greatest internal surface area of any known material; a single gram can theoretically cover a football field.
- MOFs originate from reticular chemistry, pioneered by Omar Yaghi, and include related structures like COFs and ZIFs.
- Yaghi's team created a water-harvesting MOF that extracts water from dry air using solar energy, producing about 1.3 liters per pound every 12 hours.