"It was the third prize announced this week. The Nobel committee said that the three 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 catalyse chemical reactions," the Nobel Committee said in a statement."
"Robson, 88, is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia, Kitagawa, 74, with Japan's Kyoto University and Yaghi, 60, with the University of California, Berkeley. The trio's research dates back to 1989. "Metal-organic frameworks have enormous potential, bringing previously unforeseen opportunities for custom-made materials with new functions," Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said in a news release."
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of metal-organic frameworks. The constructions create large molecular spaces through which gases and other chemicals can flow. Metal-organic frameworks can harvest water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases, and catalyse chemical reactions. Robson is affiliated with the University of Melbourne, Kitagawa with Kyoto University, and Yaghi with the University of California, Berkeley. The trio's research dates back to 1989. Metal-organic frameworks offer potential for custom-made materials with new functions. The Nobel award ceremony will be held Dec. 10.
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