The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Oct. 8 to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for their work on metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Senior editor Prachi Patel joins a bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry to discuss what MOFs are, why they are so useful, and how they were discovered.

Check out Prachi's story on how MOFs won this year's prize at cenm.ag/chemnobel2025.

Listen to our 2018 Stereo Chemistry episode on MOFs here: http://cenm.ag/moftalk

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Executive producer: David Anderson

Host: Gina Vitale

Reporter: Prachi Patel

Audio editor: Jeremy Barr

Music: Shutterstock

Episode artwork: Lingmei Liu et al.

Episode artwork source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-020-00361-6

Will Skeletal Editing revolutionize the way we see chemical interactions?

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN associate editor, Brianna Barbu, about her article diving into the new and exciting frontier of Skeletal Editing. Check out Brianna's story on Skeletal Editing and how it may impact the future of the chemical industry.

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Executive producer: David Anderson

Host: Craig Bettenhausen

Reporter: Brianna Barbu

Video + Audio Producer: David Anderson, Jeremy Barr

Episode artwork: Christian Gralingen

Music: 'Commercial Flow', Shutterstock ––– 'Inflection', Jeremy Barr

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In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, we are featuring a panel discussion from this year's ACS Fall Meeting. Our panelists, Stefan France, Glory Onajobi-Lee, Victor Olet, and John Gavenonis discuss the future of chemistry degrees, the importance of collaboration, and the fluidity of tech-based skills in the chemical industry at large.

We are actively seeking new topics, discussions, and formats for 2026 ACS Future of Chemistry Events. Please use this link to tell us how we're doing and make some recommendations for next year's events. Thank you!

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Executive producer: David Anderson

Host: Laura Howes

Panelists: Stefan France, Glory Onajobi-Lee, Victor Olet, John Gavenonis

Audio Producer: Jeremy Barr

Episode artwork: American Chemical Society

Music: Commercial Flow, Shutterstock

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