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New Delhi, Oct 8: Three pioneering chemists — Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi — have been honoured with the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), a discovery that has opened new frontiers in molecular science.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which confers the prize, praised the trio for developing an innovative molecular structure with wide-ranging applications.
Their invention, known as metal–organic frameworks, is remarkable for its ability to create large internal cavities through which different molecules can pass.
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“The constructions they created – metal-organic frameworks – contain large cavities in which molecules can flow in and out. Researchers have used them to harvest water from desert air, extract pollutants from water, capture carbon dioxide and store hydrogen,” the Academy noted.
The Nobel panel highlighted that this development has armed chemists with powerful tools to tackle pressing global issues, from clean water access to carbon capture and renewable energy storage.
The three laureates — Kitagawa from Kyoto University, Robson from the University of Melbourne, and Yaghi from the University of California — will share the prize equally.
The Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Following the chemistry announcement, the Nobel Prize for literature will be revealed on Thursday, with the Peace Prize on Friday and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics on October 13.
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The Nobel Prize is part of an annual series honoring extraordinary achievements in physics, chemistry, literature, and peace, each accompanied by a monetary award of around 1.2 million and global recognition.
The awards are traditionally presented on December 10, marking the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and entrepreneur who founded the prizes.
