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Metal Organic Frameworks

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2025 Space Discoveries: New Moons, Mergers, and Future Horizons
science3 months ago

2025 Space Discoveries: New Moons, Mergers, and Future Horizons

Despite political challenges in 2025, significant scientific achievements were made, including the detection of the strongest gravitational signals from black hole mergers, advancements in nuclear fusion, innovative gene therapies, and breakthroughs in chemical recycling and climate research, highlighting a resilient and innovative scientific community.

Three Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Advances in Molecular and Material Architecture
science4 months ago

Three Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Advances in Molecular and Material Architecture

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing porous materials called metal-organic frameworks that can store large amounts of gas in tiny volumes, with applications in climate change mitigation and water harvesting, likened to Hermione's handbag in Harry Potter.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 Awarded for Metal-Organic Frameworks
science4 months ago

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 Awarded for Metal-Organic Frameworks

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which are versatile molecular structures with large cavities used for water harvesting, pollutant removal, and gas storage, promising significant benefits for environmental and industrial applications.

MIT Develops Iron and Iodine Fortified Coffee to Combat Nutrient Deficiency
health6 months ago

MIT Develops Iron and Iodine Fortified Coffee to Combat Nutrient Deficiency

MIT researchers have developed a novel method using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to fortify foods and beverages with iron and iodine, aiming to combat global nutrient deficiencies. These stable, crystalline particles can be added to staple foods and drinks without affecting taste or reactivity, and can release nutrients in the stomach. The approach offers a promising solution for improving nutrition in developing regions and beyond.

"MOFaxanes: The Innovative Interlocking Supramolecular Systems"
science-and-technology2 years ago

"MOFaxanes: The Innovative Interlocking Supramolecular Systems"

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new class of interlocking supramolecular systems by combining metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with rotaxanes, creating what they call MOFaxanes. By threading rotaxane polymer chains through the pores in a MOF made using copper, they were able to create new kinds of interlocking structures. The range of creatable MOFaxane structures types and sizes should be virtually unlimited due to the tunability of MOFs.

Effective Techniques for Removing Glyphosate from Groundwater
science-and-technology2 years ago

Effective Techniques for Removing Glyphosate from Groundwater

Researchers have developed a new class of materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that can selectively and efficiently remove the herbicide glyphosate from groundwater. MOFs are highly porous, sponge-like networks with an extremely large surface area of up to 7000 m²/g. The researchers incorporated additional pores with a diameter of up to 10 nanometers, called mesopores, into the MOFs to solve the problem of accessibility of active sites deep inside the material. The new material was able to remove three times as much glyphosate in only 20% of the time as the currently best adsorbent.

"AI-assisted Computational Modeling for Ultrastable Material Design"
science-and-technology2 years ago

"AI-assisted Computational Modeling for Ultrastable Material Design"

MIT researchers have developed a computational approach to predict the stability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which have a rigid, cage-like structure that makes them useful for applications such as gas storage and drug delivery. Using their model, the researchers identified about 10,000 possible MOF structures that they classify as “ultrastable,” making them good candidates for applications such as converting methane gas to methanol. The researchers also identified certain building blocks that tend to produce more stable materials, and have made their database of ultrastable materials available for researchers interested in testing them for their own scientific applications.