Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for metal-organic frameworks

09 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi for pioneering metal-organic frameworks, porous materials capable of storing and releasing gases like carbon dioxide. These structures, which self-assemble from metal ions and organic molecules, have vast potential for applications such as capturing pollutants and harvesting water from air. The committee praised their work for creating materials that can hold enormous volumes of substances in tiny spaces.

Scientists solve mystery of highly reactive oxygen

Researchers have unraveled a decades-old puzzle in chemistry by explaining how oxygen becomes highly reactive in certain conditions. The breakthrough, detailed in a recent study, reveals a new mechanism involving atomic oxygen reactions. This discovery could reshape understandings of atmospheric processes and combustion.

Nobel prize awarded for developing metal-organic frameworks

09 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three researchers for their pioneering work on metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, structured polymers with precise geometries. Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar Yaghi share the honor for creating materials that enable gas storage, filtration, and catalysis. Their innovations, starting around 1990, have opened new possibilities in chemistry and environmental applications.

New Catalyst Advances Plastic Recycling

A nickel-based catalyst has been developed to break down polyolefin plastics into valuable products. Announced on September 3, 2025, it could revolutionize recycling processes. The innovation selectively targets plastic bonds.