Nobel Prize

English Presented by Professor Olof RamströmMember of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesMember of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses,Esteemed Nobel Prize Laureates, Honourable Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen, Consider the importance of holey materials. Porous structures that can be used for a large variety of purposes while accommodating smaller entities inside their…

Artist: Johan SandellCalligrapher: Marie A. Györi and Marianne Pettersson SooldBook binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi ABPhoto reproduction: Dan Lepp© The Nobel Foundation 2025

Artist: Johan SandellCalligrapher: Marie A. Györi and Marianne Pettersson SooldBook binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi ABPhoto reproduction: Dan Lepp© The Nobel Foundation 2025

Artist: Johan SandellCalligrapher: Marie A. Györi and Marianne Pettersson SooldBook binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi ABPhoto reproduction: Dan Lepp© The Nobel Foundation 2025

What is a MOF? Did you know there are materials that can capture water from desert air?The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 recognises the development of materials with completely new features. The chemistry laureates have created porous metal–organic frameworks (abbreviated as MOFs). These have large cavities that other molecules can move in and out of. MOFs…

Metal-Organic Frameworks – From Molecules to Society Omar M. Yaghi delivered his Nobel Prize lecture on 8 December 2025 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Olof Ramström, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

The Usefulness of the Useless — How MOFs Transformed the Concept of Porous Matter Susumu Kitagawa delivered his Nobel Prize lecture on 8 December 2025 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Olof Ramström, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

Design and Construction of Targeted Extended Structures using Pre-Organized Building Blocks Richard Robson delivered his Nobel Prize lecture on 8 December 2025 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Olof Ramström, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

The 1957 Nobel Prize laureates assembled onstage for the Nobel Prize award ceremony on 10 December. From left: Physics laureates Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, chemistry laureate Lord Todd, medicine laureate Daniel Bovet and literature laureate Albert Camus.

Roald Hoffman photographed on 3 November 2025. Roald Hoffman, 2025.