Nobel prize awarded for developing metal-organic frameworks

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.

Study suggests cause of mysterious will-o'-the-wisps

Scientists may have uncovered the origins of will-o'-the-wisps, the eerie lights long reported in swamps and marshes. A new study proposes they result from the spontaneous combustion of phosphine gas produced by decaying organic matter. This explanation could resolve a centuries-old natural mystery.

Scientists develop new catalyst for efficient hydrogen production

5. oktober 2025 Rapportert av AI

Researchers have created a novel catalyst that enhances hydrogen production from water electrolysis. This advancement promises more sustainable and cost-effective green hydrogen generation. The study was published on October 3, 2025.

Scientists solve mystery of highly reactive oxygen

3. oktober 2025 Rapportert av AI

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.