Scientists awarded: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi
Field of study: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Reason for the award: Their work on developing MOFs, which have significant potential in areas like clean energy storage, carbon capture, and advanced material science.
About Chemistry Nobel Prize 2024
Co-winners: David Baker, John Jumper, Briton Demis
They are scientists from the United States of America (USA)
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