Chemist no. 229 of 350 · Inorganic

Richard Robson

1937-AustraliaNobel Chemistry 2025

Metal-organic frameworks

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The discovery, explained

Designing Crystal Networks: How Richard Robson Used Wooden Models to Invent a New Kind of Material

How Richard Robson in 1989 built a diamond-like copper network from tetrahedral nodes and organic linkers, the design idea behind metal-organic frameworks.

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Biography

Richard Robson: The Melbourne Chemist Who Built Crystals From Wooden Models

Life of Richard Robson, British-born Australian chemist and 2025 Nobel laureate for metal-organic frameworks: Melbourne career, wooden models and legacy.

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