Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for creating a brand new type of molecular structure.
Kitagawa is a professor at Kyoto College in Japan whereas Robson is a professor on the College of Melbourne, Australia, and Yaghi is a professor on the College of California, Berkeley, in america.
“By way of the event of metal-organic frameworks, the laureates have offered chemists with new alternatives for fixing among the challenges we face,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stated.
The trio created molecular constructions that can be utilized to reap water from desert air and seize carbon dioxide, the academy stated.
“They’ve discovered methods to create supplies, completely novel supplies, with giant cavities on their inside which could be seen nearly like rooms in a lodge, in order that visitor molecules can enter and in addition exit once more from the identical materials,” stated Heiner Linke, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.
“A small quantity of such materials could be nearly like Hermione’s purse in Harry Potter. It could actually retailer enormous quantities of fuel in a tiny quantity,” he added.
