Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors scientists for carbon capture molecule development

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks, molecules with potential to capture carbon dioxide and address climate change. The award recognizes their creation of molecular constructions with large spaces that can store gases, harvest water from air, and be used in industrial processes. These frameworks are being tested for applications like reducing greenhouse gas emissions and cleaning up environmental pollutants, with some researchers calling them the material of the 21st century.