Innovation & Technology
Palestinian Refugee Omar M. Yaghi Wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Omar M. Yaghi, a chemist born to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work in developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a breakthrough molecular architecture with transformative applications. Yaghi shares the prize with Susumu Kitagawa of Japan and Richard Robson of Australia.