Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal–organic frameworks that could eventually help reduce pollution and combat climate change.

The chemistry functions like Hermione Granger's handbag in the Harry Potter books, which appears small on the outside but is large on the inside.

Three scientists working in Australia, Japan and the United States won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work in molecular architecture.

T hree scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating a new type of molecular structure that has been used to extract carbon dioxide from the air and separate pollutants from water.

The scientists developed constructions that can be used to harvest water from desert air or capture carbon dioxide.