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🧪 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Celebrating Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi for their groundbreaking work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs are highly porous, tunable crystalline materials—often called “molecular Lego”—capable of: Absorbing pollutants Extracting water from air Catalyzing chemical reactions Storing gases like hydrogen Neutralizing toxins With over 90,000 synthesized variations, MOFs are now central to carbon capture, water purification, and sustainable industrial chemistry. Their versatility has caught the eye of major tech firms like Meta and IBM, exploring MOFs for environmental and industrial solutions. 🌍 Impact: MOFs exemplify how materials innovation can drive sustainability, energy storage, and environmental protection—reshaping how we tackle global challenges. 🔗 [Link to related article/news source] #NobelPrize2025 #Chemistry #MOFs #MaterialsScience #Sustainability #Innovation #CleanEnergy #WaterPurification #CarbonCapture #ResearchBreakthrough

🌿 Science Inspiring Sustainability The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors Omar Yaghi, Susumu Kitagawa, and Richard Robson for creating metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) — porous materials that can trap gases like CO₂ and even harvest water from air. Their work shows how molecular design can drive real climate solutions. As I transition into the ESG and sustainability field, I’m deeply inspired by how scientific innovation like this can enable carbon capture, cleaner energy, and circular materials. From molecules to markets — that’s the bridge I want to help build. 🌎 https://lnkd.in/et6peRH7 #NobelPrize #Chemistry #CarbonCapture #ESG

🎉 Pioneering work on the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has seen three scientists win the 2025 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. 🎉 🧪 In MOFs, metal ions act as cornerstones that are linked by long organic - carbon-based - molecules. The ions and molecules form crystals that contain large cavities. By varying the building blocks used in these porous materials, they can capture and store specific substances, as well as drive chemical reactions or conduct electricity. 💡 Since the original discoveries, chemists have built tens of thousands of different MOFs, with uses including separating PFAS from water, capturing carbon dioxide or gathering water from desert air. Read more in the story below which also has lots of links to stories about the use of MOFs in all sorts of innovation. https://lnkd.in/eAhmtRPj

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), recognized by the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, are highly porous materials with vast internal surface areas. Their unique structure enables applications such as carbon capture, water harvesting from air, removal of persistent chemicals from water, and targeted drug delivery. With over 100,000 types documented and rapid ongoing development, MOFs are being refined to meet industrial needs, particularly in environmental and healthcare sectors. Their modular design offers significant potential for innovation in addressing global challenges related to sustainability and resource management.

This year's The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar Yaghi for their groundbreaking work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Their work has led to the creation of molecular constructions with internal 'rooms' that can store desired gases or chemicals. MOFs are porous, crystalline materials made of metal ions linked by organic molecules. Think of them as microscopic sponges with vast internal surfaces, capable of selectively capturing and storing specific substances. This innovative molecular architecture allows for a wide range of applications. For instance, MOFs can capture moisture from desert air to produce water or absorb ethylene gas to slow down the ripening of fruit. The potential uses for this technology are extensive and address some of the world's most pressing challenges. Key applications include harvesting water from dry air, removing pollutants from water, capturing carbon dioxide to combat climate change, and safely storing hydrogen for clean energy. The development of MOFs represents a significant leap in materials science, offering predictable and stable structures for targeted chemical processes. #NobelPrize #Chemistry #Science #Innovation #MOFs #Technology #Sustainability #CarbonCapture #WaterHarvesting #CleanEnergy

🔬 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲: 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯! The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for their groundbreaking work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), materials with vast potential to address some of the biggest industrial and environmental challenges of our time. MOFs are crystalline structures made from metals linked by organic molecules, forming networks with enormous internal surface areas. Think of them as molecular sponges, porous architectures capable of capturing, storing, or separating gases and chemicals with extreme precision. Their discovery has already influenced multiple industries: 🧲𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 MOFs can selectively trap CO₂ from flue gases in power plants and factories, offering a scalable path toward decarbonization. 🗑️𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 Certain MOFs can adsorb “forever chemicals” (PFAS) and volatile organic compounds, enabling cleaner air and water systems. ⚡𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 Researchers are exploring MOFs as solid-state hydrogen storage materials, critical for the clean hydrogen economy. 🧪𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 MOFs offer tunable pores that can improve chemical synthesis, gas separation, and drug delivery efficiency. Exciting breakthroughs and solutions that are already proving scaleability is round the corner! This particular Nobel highlights how molecular design and materials chemistry have transitioned from academic curiosities to core accelerators of industrial innovation. All of this under the eyes of the no doubt cheerful sustainability community! MOFs demonstrate how chemistry can engineer change at the molecular level, and answer questions in such crucial topics as carbon management and sustainable manufacturing Congratulations! 🏆 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: https://lnkd.in/ef5rpvsu

Congratulations to our researchers on their latest publication in Nature Chemistry! A collaborative team from Hunan University, the University of Melbourne, and RMIT University has discovered a simple yet powerful method for creating high-entropy nanomaterials by burning candle flames infused with metal precursors. Led by Prof. Shuaijun Pan, Prof. Frank Caruso, Dr Eirini Goudeli, and Dr JJ (Joseph) Richardson, the study introduces a “flame synthesis” technique capable of incorporating up to 25 different metals into uniform nanoparticles or even single-atom sites, far exceeding what most existing methods can achieve. Remarkably, this process operates in open air using paraffin wax as fuel, reaching ~1,800 K without costly equipment or controlled atmospheres. The result is a low-cost, scalable, and sustainable pathway for designing advanced nanomaterials with potential applications in self-cleaning, electroreduction, and photothermal conversion. 📖 Read the full paper in Nature Chemistry: https://lnkd.in/g8hNX_jC

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a new class of porous materials with significant potential across multiple industries. MOFs are molecular architectures that can absorb and store gases, enabling applications such as carbon capture, water harvesting from arid air, and environmental remediation. By varying their building blocks, MOFs can be tailored for specific functions, including catalysis and selective separation. This advancement highlights the growing impact of custom-designed materials in addressing global challenges related to sustainability and resource management.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes the transformative potential of metal-organic frameworks in advancing clean energy, water extraction, and carbon capture technologies. This breakthrough exemplifies science’s capacity to deliver scalable solutions for global sustainability challenges. #NobelPrize #Chemistry #Innovation #Sustainability #STEM

From lab to legacy: Nobel chemistry game-changers revealed! Three amazing scientists from Kyoto University, University of Melbourne, and University of California have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry! They created special materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which are like tiny sponges made of metal and organic parts. Imagine a honeycomb or a sponge—these structures have lots of tiny holes that can soak up water, pollutants, or other gases. It’s as if they’re super-smart sponges that can clean the air, store water, or trap harmful chemicals.This breakthrough proves how science and teamwork from around the world can solve big problems. Let’s celebrate their success and the universities that supported them! 🌍✨ #NobelPrize #Chemistry #Innovation #Science #GlobalImpact