US EditionNobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to Discovery that Draws Comparison to Magical ‘Harry Potter’ Handbag
Three scientists were awarded for creating metal-organic frameworks that trap gases, aiding greenhouse gas removal and water harvesting, the Nobel Committee said.
- Three scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for developing metal-organic frameworks, announced as this year’s chemistry prize.
- Their decades-long work began with Robson's early research and devised stable atomic structures that allow gases and liquids to flow in and out, the Nobel Committee said.
- Structurally, the materials combine metal nodes and organic rods to create many organized holes with customized holes for specific molecules and a porous material surface area analogy to a large football pitch.
- The winners will share 11 million Swedish crowns and will receive their awards at an awards ceremony in Sweden on Dec. 10.
- Scientists note the potential to remove greenhouse gases, harvest desert moisture, separate `forever chemicals`, and enable targeted drug delivery, while Heiner Linke compared the structures to magical handbags in the Harry Potter comparison.
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