Reacción a "Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for creating porous materials with blocks of molecules that capture substances and drive reactions "

This Nobel Prize awarded to Kitagawa, Yaghi, and Robson has been very exciting news for scientists working on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). It also rightly recognizes the contribution of these three pioneers in the field.

The potential of these porous materials is immense, with applications ranging from gas separation and catalysis to electronics. Their great versatility in terms of composition allows structures with customized properties to be designed and produced by combining metal ions with organic ligands. But there is still much to be developed. Spain is a powerhouse in MOF research, although we could achieve significantly greater progress if funding for public centers were up to par.