Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
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- Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 for developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
- MOFs are molecular architectures with large cavities, enabling applications like water harvesting, carbon capture, and hydrogen storage.
- Richard Robson's inspiration came from wooden molecular models, leading to the first MOF designs in 1989.
- Susumu Kitagawa pioneered flexible MOFs, emphasizing the 'usefulness of useless' and creating stable, functional frameworks.
- Omar Yaghi developed MOF-5, a highly stable and spacious framework, and demonstrated practical uses like harvesting water from desert air.
- MOFs offer vast potential for industries, including toxic gas containment, carbon capture, and semiconductor production.
- The laureates' work has revolutionized material science, providing new solutions to global challenges.