This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrates the pioneers of our favorite materials: metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — structures that, as the Nobel Committee beautifully put it, “create new rooms for chemistry.”
At Immaterial, we’re thrilled by this recognition. It’s a proud moment for the entire MOF community and a well-deserved tribute to the Nobel Laureates whose lifetime of work has shaped the field.
Our team has innovated and developed monolithic MOFs (m-MOFs) — a differentiated technology that outperforms powder-based MOFs in applications like carbon capture and hydrogen storage. Their superior volumetric capture shrinks the footprint and capex of capture solutions, and provide a low cost capture solution for hard-to-abate sectors with stretched balanced sheets. Today, that work feels more meaningful than ever.
We especially applaud Professor David Fairen-Jimenez, whose pioneering research on densified m-MOFs forms the foundation of our technology and vision. His belief in the potential of densified MOFs has helped drive our mission forward.
“For those of us who’ve spent the past two decades exploring these ‘solids full of holes’, this Nobel celebrates not only three visionary scientists, but an entire community that has grown around this idea. [..] There’s something quite humbling in seeing an idea – playing and linking atoms with purpose – moving out into solutions for climate, energy, and health. [This year’s] Nobel is a tribute to beauty, curiosity, perseverance, and the quiet conviction that chemistry, and science in general, can build a better world.”
— Professor David Fairen-Jimenez, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Immaterial
Our CEO shared his excitement for what this means for the future of MOFs and for Immaterial’s journey:
“The MOF star is shining brighter. This recognition adds momentum to our trajectory and validates the work of our team, our customers, and our partners as we scale carbon capture technology to support a cost-effective energy transition.”
— Mohammed Khan, CEO Immaterial
This is a moment to celebrate — not just for Immaterial, but for everyone who sees molecular architecture as a key to solving global challenges.
We’re not just making new rooms.
We’re making room for a cleaner, more sustainable future.