 The trio Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi are the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Photo: Nobel Prize |
The Nobel Prize laureates 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 catalyze chemical reactions, according to press release of the Nobel Prize.
“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.
This is the third Nobel Prize to be announced in this year's season, after Physics and Physiology or Medicine.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 116 times to 197 scientists, from 1901 to 2024. Last year, this prize laureates were American scientist David Baker of the University of Washington and two British scientists, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, in recognition of their contributions to decoding protein structure.
