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A chemist from the University of California, Berkeley, was among the trio of scientists awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Omar Yaghi, the Berkeley professor; Susumu Kitagawa from Kyoto University in Japan; and Richard Robson from the University of Melbourne in Australia were recognized for their work since the 1990s to develop a new form of molecular architecture that combines metal ions and carbon-based molecules, according to a release from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which administers the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n
The metal-organic frameworks can harvest water or store toxic gases. The release noted that the frameworks \u201cmay contribute to solving some of humankind\u2019s greatest challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n
The release says the frameworks are essentially \u201crooms\u201d because of the large spaces that form in the structure. A Nobel committee member compared it to Hermione Granger\u2019s magical bag in the seventh Harry Potter book, the Associated Press reported. Her small bag eventually contained a tent, books and other provisions. Likewise, the frameworks look small but can hold a lot.<\/p>\n
Since the trio\u2019s discoveries, more than 100,000 metal-organic frameworks have been created, according to a news release from Berkeley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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