Metal-organic frameworks win Nobel for vast internal space
Three scientists who pioneered a new class of molecular materials resembling microscopic sponges were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in…
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New AI Tool Predicts Enzyme-Substrate Matches with Over 90% Accuracy
A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can predict which molecules, or substrates,…
Nobel Prize honors discovery of porous solid materials
Metal-organic frameworks, porous solids enabling carbon capture and water harvesting, win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared by Kitagawa, Robson and Yaghi
AI guides polymer engineering for next-generation bioelectronics
AI-guided polymer design speeds next-gen bioelectronics by predicting chemical modifications and enabling high-throughput screening for brain interfaces
Three scientists win chemistry Nobel for metal-organic frameworks
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to three scientists for their groundbreaking development…
Chemistry Nobel contenders focus on energy storage and materials
Speculation surrounding the world’s most prestigious chemistry prize is intensifying, with a clear focus on scientists who have fundamentally changed…
Molecular order and disorder direct chemical reactivity in water splitting
A new study reveals a surprising principle governing one of chemistry’s most fundamental reactions: the splitting of water. Researchers using…
Bamboo plastic combines rapid biodegradation with high durability
Researchers have developed a new type of plastic derived entirely from bamboo that demonstrates both high strength and rapid biodegradability,…
New chemical process destroys climate-damaging nitrous oxide
Researchers have developed a novel, metal-free catalytic process that decomposes nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas, into harmless nitrogen…
Scientists reveal diverse water adsorption behaviors in metal-organic frameworks
Researchers map water adsorption in metal-organic frameworks, analyzing over 200 MOFs to classify seven isotherm types and guide atmospheric water harvesting