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BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”   The 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry have created molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases and other chemicals can flow. These constructions, metal–organic frameworks, can be used to harvest water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions.   Kitagawa, Robson and Yaghi have developed a new form of molecular architecture. In their constructions, metal ions function as corner-stones that are linked by long organic (carbon-based) molecules. Together, the metal ions and molecules are organised to form crystals that contain large cavities. These porous materials are called metal–organic frameworks (MOF). By varying the building blocks used in the MOFs, chemists can design them to capture and store specific substances. MOFs can also drive chemical reactions or conduct electricity.   “Metal–organic frameworks have enormous potential, bringing previously unforeseen opportunities for custom-made materials with new functions,” says Heiner Linke, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. Learn more Press release: https://bit.ly/4718X4Q Popular information: https://bit.ly/46rW83j Advanced information: https://bit.ly/3IwGMS3

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The research papers behind the Nobel Prize: Susumu Kitagawa's most renowned paper: Functional Porous Coordination Polymers Richard Robson's most renowned paper: A net-based approach to coordination polymers Omar M. Yaghi's most renowned paper: Design and synthesis of an exceptionally stable and highly porous metal-organic framework

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Thierry Le Hénaff

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Arkema

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Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for this remarkable achievement. Their work on metal-organic frameworks reminds us how chemistry drives sustainability. Especially inspired by Omar Yaghi’s path — a strong reminder that science is one of the greatest forces for equal opportunity, unlocking talent everywhere.

Omar Yaghi, a refugee from Palestine, was living a precarious life in Amman, and left for the U.S. at the age of 15 upon the encouragement of his father. This bold move brought him opportunities, and from now on, he will be remembered as a Nobel laureate. There is a lesson for hard workers, believers, and achievers in this, and also a lesson for the leaders and politicians from the Arab world and Third World countries. congratulation, Omar Yaghi, once again.

If you would like to read up on the subject, I suggest you go to Elsevier's Cleaner Materials, Volume 16, 2025 100314.

Jaskaran Singh Malhotra

Materials Scientist | Researcher | Innovating Advanced Solutions for Energy, Sensing, and Environmental Applications

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A proud moment for all scientists working with MOFs 🙌

Ulrich Betz

Senior Vice President Innovation Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Special congratulations go to Susumu Kitagawa who has received the Emanuel Merck Lectureship in 2019 https://www.merckgroup.com/content/corporate/communications/mkgaa-global/en/research/grants-and-awards/emanuel-merck-lectureship.html/ and to Omar Yaghi - keynote speaker at the Curious2024 - Future Insight Conference! https://curiousfutureinsight.org

Franziska Emmerling

Head of Department Materials Chemistry Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing

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Very happy for this one! We knew it #MOFs

Mohammad A. Gharaibeh

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Hashemite University

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Proud of our Jordanian scientist, Omar M. Yaghi.

Samia Lahbous 🍉

Instrumentation Enthusiast | Measurement Science.

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Congrats and Proud of the Palestinian Omar Yaji .👏🏼👏🏼

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