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12 December 202511 December 2025

Nobel Prize for MOFs: Nanostructures enable large-scale extraction of carbon dioxide from the air

Thanks to their structure, MOFs are ideally suited to extract gases such as CO₂ or water vapor in confined spaces, or to catalyze chemical reactions

Nobelpreis für MOFs: Durch Nanostrukturen lässt sich in großem Stil Kohlendioxid aus der Luft holen

Mit ihrer Struktur sind MOFs ideal dafür geeignet, Gase wie CO₂ oder Wasserdampf auf kleinstem Raum abzuscheiden oder chemische Reaktionen zu katalysieren

23 October 202522 October 2025

Leopoldina-Präsidentin Bettina Rockenbach gratuliert Leopoldina-Mitglied Omar M. Yaghi zum Nobelpreis für Chemie

Für die Entwicklung metallorganischer Gerüstverbindungen wurde der Preis gemeinsam mit den Chemikern Susumu Kitagawa von der Kyoto University/Japan und Richard Robson von der University of Melbourne/Australien verliehen

23 September 202220 September 2022

Hydrogen produced from air could provide low-carbon fuel in deserts

Device using solar power to capture water from the air could make hydrogen production viable in places such as central Australia and the Middle East

“Direktelektrolyse”: Forscher produzieren Wasserstoff aus Luftfeuchtigkeit

Ein solarbetriebenes Modul, um der Luft das Wasser zu entziehen, könnte die Wasserstoffproduktion auch an Orten wie Zentralaustralien oder im Mittleren Osten rentabel machen

26 May 202116 June 2021

Mit Bakterien aus Abfällen Kunststoff erzeugen

Forscherkonsortium entwickelte biotechnologischen Prozess, mit dem ein biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoff aus tierischen Abfallstoffen hergestellt werden kann

Using bacteria to produce plastic from waste

Researchers consortium have developed a biotechnological process to produce a biodegradable plastic from animal waste - in just a few months

23 March 20219 September 2021

CO2 good to be true: 3 sustainable uses for carbon dioxide

Typically perceived as the bogeyman of climate change, CO₂ is now being reconsidered by scientists as the raw material from which to make fuels and even plastics

19 October 20208 October 2025

From grapevine waste to a sustainable building material

Grapevine prunings are an abundant source of agricultural crop waste that are now being turned into recycled building materials

16 June 201614 June 2016

Cellulose: new understanding could lead to tailored biofuels

In the search for low emission plant-based fuels, new research may help avoid having to choose between growing crops for food or fuel

2 February 201628 January 2016

New method for making biofuels is cheaper and better for the environment

Researchers from Melbourne University develop a new way to deliver CO₂ to microalgae

13 January 201512 January 2015