The Nobel Prize for the Chemistry 2025 was awarded the Kitagawa Susum, Richard Robson and Omar M Yaghi on Wednesday “for the development of metal -organic frames”.
Among the three scientists are the Kitagawa Susum of the University of Kyoto, Japan, Richard Robson is from the University of Melbourne in Australia and Omar M Yaghi comes from the University of California in Berkeley.
Why did these scientists receive the Nobel Prize 2025 in Chemistry?
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a new type of molecular architecture.
According to the organization, in 1989, chemistry laureate Richard Robson tested the use of its own atoms in a new way.
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He combined a positively charged copper ions with a four armed molecule. This had a chemical group that was attracted by copper ions at the end of each arm.
When they were combined, they joined and created a well -arranged, spacious crystal. It was like a diamond full of countless cavities.
Robson immediately recognized the potential of his molecular construction, but was unstable and easily collapsed.
However, the Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi susuma provided a solid foundation for this method; Between 1992 and 2003 they created a number of revolutionary discoveries.
The Kitagawa suspect showed that the gases can flow in and out of the structures and predicted that metal and organic frames (MOF) may be flexible.
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Omar Yaghi created a very stable metal -organic framework and showed that it can be modified using rational design, giving it new and desirable properties.
“Pioneering discoveries”
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said that thanks to the development of metal and organic frames 2025 chemistry laureates of the Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omari Yaghi have provided chemists new opportunities to deal with some challenges.
After pioneering discoveries of laureates, scientists have created a number of different and functional metal organic frames.
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So far, the materials have been used only on a small scale in most cases. To take advantage of materials for humanity for humanity, many companies are now investing in their mass production and commercialization.
Some have succeeded. For example, the electronic industry can now use metal and organic framework materials that contain some toxic gases needed to produce semiconductors.
Other metal -organic frames may instead decompose harmful gases, including some that can be used as chemical weapons. Numerous companies also test materials that can capture carbon dioxide from factories and power plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Some scientists believe that metal-organic frameworks have such a huge potential that they will be the twentieth first century.
(Tagstotranslate) Nobel Price 2025 in Chemistry (T) Susum Kitagawa (T) Richard Robson (T) Omar M. Yaghi
