By Julia Robinson
From wooden models to thousands of structures, the story of Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar Yaghi's Nobel prize win in chemistry is told.
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have vast potential applications, making them a vibrant field of research. However, just a few decades ago, these porous materials were merely a concept in a university lecture hall.
With their seemingly infinite potential applications, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a vibrant international field of research.
Author's summary: Pioneers win Nobel prize for metal-organic frameworks research.