Chemistry Nobel goes to work on new materials that could help planet

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BBCThe Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M Yaghi for their work on metal organic frameworks.The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden.The three winners will share prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor (£872,000).Last year Demis Hassabis, John Jumper, and David Baker won the prize for their work on proteins, which are the building blocks of life.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.