All MOFs articles
-
ResearchMultivariate MOFs make the case for embracing complexity
Frameworks built from multiple different metals and ligands are expanding the possibilities for materials that can do many things at once
-
ResearchShape-shifting MOF works wonders for heating and cooling across climates
A pressurised system self-regulates to trigger temperature changes without external electrical inputs
-
NewsChemistry Nobel laureate wants humanity to focus on mining ‘invisible gold’ all around us
Susumu Kitagawa says that his vision is that one day porous materials will allow us to tap air for raw materials
-
ResearchElectrifying MOF synthesis drastically reduces time it takes to make them
External electric fields stimulate the formation of various metal–organic framework materials
-
ResearchMOF magnet with virtually no external magnetic field ideal for advanced electronics
Researchers say that the material could be used in spintronic devices
-
NewsExplosive growth in metal–organic framework research is concentrated in China
China contributes about 59% of global MOF publications, with the US in second place and the UK towards the bottom, analysis finds
-
ResearchNew computer file could standardise how chemists report MOF syntheses
File stores synthesis and characterisation data, much like files for crystal structures
-
ResearchNew MOF binds two gas molecules at each metal site
Rare co-operative adsorption mechanism enables metal–organic framework to bind two carbon monoxide molecules at each metal centre
-
BusinessUK firm reaches tonne scale MOF manufacturing
Promethean Particles’s continuous flow process can produce carbon-capturing material at 100kg/hr
-
OpinionWhat makes a scientific breakthrough truly chemical?
Why MOFs are a great choice for the Nobel prize in chemistry
-
FeatureHow the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
-
Opinion‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
-
-
OpinionMy arcane and curious connection to metal-organic frameworks
Fernando Gomollón-Bel uncovers a link between his hometown and the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
-
NewsExplainer: why have metal–organic frameworks won the Nobel prize in chemistry?
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi scooped the Nobel prize for their work on MOFs – here’s everything you need to know
-
News2025 chemistry Nobel prize goes to the scientists behind metal–organic frameworks
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi take top prize for discovery and development of versatile materials with a huge surface area
-
ResearchAI enables quicker search for MOFs to soak up carbon dioxide
Thousands of candidates screened allowing the best to be investigated experimentally
-
ResearchWinery cuts costs with carbon capture pilot plant that uses metal–organic framework
Carbon dioxide captured from fermentation in a scalable, selective and sustainable manner
-
News‘I worked on it little by little, with the help of a beer’: Making MOFs out of paper
Chemistry World talks to Ryo Horikoshi about engaging students with chemistry concepts using his stunning paper models
-
NewsHow to make metal–organic frameworks and cages out of paper
Ryo Horikoshi shows us how to make amazing supramolecular models to inspire students