The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to three scientists for the development of metal-organic frameworks.
The award went to Japanese scientist Susumu Kitagawa, British scientist Richard Robson, and Jordanian scientist Omar Yaghi, who found "ways to create completely new materials with large cavities inside them, so that guest molecules can enter and also exit the same material again," Heiner Linke, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said at a press conference.
Linke noted that “metal-organic frameworks have enormous potential, providing unprecedented opportunities to create tailor-made materials with new functions.”
These materials were described as capable of capturing carbon dioxide, storing hydrogen, and removing pollutants.
His research took place between 1989 and 2003, and since then, chemists around the world have used his findings to further explore and innovate in this scientific field, according to reports.
The Swedish Academy announces the winners every October, and this week it will also reveal the Literature and Nobel Peace Prize winners, while the Economics Prize will be announced on October 13.
From Prensa Latina
