{
  "id": 607414,
  "title": "Porous material can arrange disordered gas molecules into a crystal-like structure, study predicts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/porous-material-can-arrange-disordered-gas-molecules-into-a-crystal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T22:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-porous-material-disordered-gas-molecules.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A research team led by Professor Jihan Kim from KAIST has developed a computational framework that combines large-scale screening of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with machine learning-guided inverse design. This framework enables researchers to explore a vast range of MOF structures and design candidate porous materials capable of stabilizing gas molecules into a crystal-like structure. The team identified a specific cobalt-based porous material—Co-CAU-36—that stabilizes xenon (Xe) in a regular lattice, achieving gas crystallization within the pores without the extreme bulk pressures normally required. Additionally, the study revealed a unique gas separation behavior where xenon preferentially occupies an ordered shell region, displacing krypton toward the pore core. These findings could have significant implications for advanced energy and environmental technologies, including carbon capture and storage, selective catalytic reactions, and gas storage.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}