Chemistry in the Garden

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

With their huge cavities, metal-organic frameworks offer enormous potential for the capture of gases such carbon dioxide depicted here – Photo/Credit: Love Employee/iStockphoto The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 honours three scientists who have developed a new form of molecular architecture characterized by large cavities. These molecules can encapsulate important substances – from carbon dioxide to pharmaceuticals – enabling a wealth of differe…

Chemistry in the garden

Vibrant color palettes of autumn are arriving in West Texas. The environmental interaction of shorter days, longer nights and cooler temperatures signal physiological changes inside leaf tissues bringing about a full display the wonder of the color chemistry of leaf tissues.