Summary
Dr. Omar Yaghi, originally from a Palestinian refugee family, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was recognized for developing metal-organic frameworks, which are materials that can capture carbon and store hydrogen.
Key Facts
- Dr. Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- He developed materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
- MOFs can capture carbon and store hydrogen.
- Yaghi was born to a Palestinian refugee family in Amman.
- He created systems that can extract water from desert air.
- He is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
- The episode featuring Yaghi was produced by a team including Chloe K. Li and Melanie Marich for The Take podcast.
