Stockholm, Oct 8, 2025 (AFP) - From refugee to Nobel: Yaghi hails science's 'equalising force'

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2025-10-08

Born into a family of Palestinian refugees in Jordan with little schooling, Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi on Wednesday paid tribute to science's "equalising force". Yaghi, a Jordanian-American, won the 2025 prize together with Susumu Kitagawa of Japan and UK-born Richard Robson for their groundbreaking discoveries on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), whose uses include capturing carbon dioxide and harvesting water from desert air. "I grew up......

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