Organic solvents enable chirality control in inorganic crystals

Chirality—often described as "handedness"—is a fundamental property of nature, underlying the behavior of molecules ranging ...
Computer Weekly

Government to broaden ‘narrow’ computing curriculum

The government will attempt to reverse the declining numbers of young people studying computing at school through a broader programme of study of the subject that retains its core principles. This ...
NPR

Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize

STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal–organic frameworks that could eventually help reduce pollution and combat climate change. A ...
The New York Times

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Architects of Metal-Organic Frameworks

The prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi for the development of an architecture that some chemists compare with a molecular sponge. By Alexa Robles-Gil and Ali Watkins ...
C&EN

Chemists behind the creation of metal-organic frameworks awarded Nobel

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar M. Yaghi for their groundbreaking work in the design and synthesis of metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs.
Scientific American

2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy and Clean Up the Environment

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for a versatile technology that can be used for an astonishing variety of purposes, from environmental remediation to drug delivery and energy ...
Live Science

'Harry Potter' materials land three scientists Nobel Prize in chemistry

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
CNN

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to scientist trio for Harry Potter-like work in molecular architecture

A trio of scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” a form of molecular architecture that packs vast amounts of space into tiny ...
Phys.org

A safer solvent for organic chemistry labs

Wright returned to Dartmouth last summer after retiring from a long career as a chemist at Pfizer. He had offered to volunteer as a TA for introductory organic chemistry while setting up a lab with ...
PBS

A study has found new organic molecules on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Scientists say that increases the chance it’s habitable

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...
Astronomy

Organic molecules in Saturn’s rings originated from liquid water, scientists confirm

A new analysis of archival Cassini spacecraft data has definitively confirmed that organic molecules detected in the icy plumes emanating from Saturn’s moon Enceladus originate directly from its ...