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Omar Yaghi

1965-United StatesNobel Chemistry 2025

Reticular chemistry; MOFs and COFs

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MOF-5 and Reticular Chemistry: How Omar Yaghi Turned Metal-Organic Frameworks Into Stable, Designable Materials

How Omar Yaghi made MOF-5, coined metal-organic framework, founded reticular chemistry and developed COFs and water harvesting from desert air.

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Biography

Omar Yaghi: From a One-Room Home in Amman to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Life of Omar Yaghi, Jordanian-born American chemist and 2025 Nobel laureate: childhood in Amman, education, MOFs, COFs, water harvesting, and lessons for students.

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