Molecular discovery that won Nobel Prize in chemistry is likened to ‘Harry Potter’ enchanted handbag

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

Splitting water: How order and disorder direct chemical reactivity

In nature, the behavior of systems—whether large or small—is always governed by a few fundamental principles. For instance, ...

U.S. scientist among trio awarded chemistry Nobel for developing new molecular architecture

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi shared the 2025 prize for the "development of metal-organic frameworks," ...
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'Harry Potter' materials land three scientists Nobel Prize in chemistry

Researchers have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks." ...

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to scientist trio for Harry Potter-like work in molecular architecture

The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of researchers – a Japanese, a Briton and a Jordanian – for the development of “metal-organic frameworks.” ...

Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store ...
University of California

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.