Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for metal-organic frameworks

(From left) Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi. Pics/AFP

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their work in the development of metal-organic frameworks that dates back to 1989.

Robson, 88, was with University of Melbourne, Australia; Kitagawa, 74, with Japan's Kyoto University; and Yaghi, 60, at University of California, Berkeley.

"They developed a new form of molecular architecture, which can be used to harvest water from desert air, capture CO2, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," a statement said.

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