Nobel laureate Kitagawa donates MOF to museum

Nobel laureate Kitagawa donates MOF to museum

Photo taken on Dec 9, 2025, shows metal-organic frameworks at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, donated by Kyoto University professor and 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry co-winner Susumu Kitagawa. Kitagawa was recognized for developing MOF and driving its application in environmental and other fields.

Nobel laureate Kitagawa donates MOF to museum

Nobel laureate Kitagawa donates MOF to museum

Photo taken on Dec 9, 2025, shows metal-organic frameworks at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, donated by Kyoto University professor and 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry co-winner Susumu Kitagawa. Kitagawa was recognized for developing MOF and driving its application in environmental and other fields.

Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Virtual Currency

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 9, 2025 - Metal model coins of some international mainstream virtual currencies captured in Shanghai, China on December 9, 2025.

Israeli Security Operation - Hebron

Israeli Security Operation - Hebron

Israeli forces stand guard as Israeli flags are seen on the metal fence installed on top of the roof of the Valero House in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 6, 2025. The area is routinely secured by troops to allow Israeli settlers to tour the city. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Guggenheim Museum - Spain

Illustration - Guggenheim Museum - Spain

SPAIN. BASQUE COUNTRY. BILBAO. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, DESIGNED BY AMERICAN ARCHITECT FRANK O. GEHRY. ANISH KAPOOR SCULPTURE "LARGE TREE AND THE EYE" Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Old tires are left stranded near metal poles on the dried-up riverbed of Zayanderud near Si-o-se-pol, the largest bridge over the river in Isfahan, Iran, on November 30, 2025. Zayanderud, like many other bodies of water in Iran, has faced droughts and water shortages in recent years. In addition to drought, mismanagement and overuse of water are major factors contributing to the decline of Zayanderud. Photo by Hozi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Egypt Opens Major Gaza Relief Camp

Egypt Opens Major Gaza Relief Camp

An Egyptian loader carries metal beams at a site in the Netzarim corridor in Central Gaza, Gaza Strip, on December 2, 2025. The Egyptian Committee began establishing a large humanitarian camp to shelter up to 15,000 displaced Palestinian families. Dozens of trucks delivered tents, food supplies, medical equipment, and water tanks. Engineering teams leveled the land and prepared the infrastructure amid winter concerns for tens of thousands of people without adequate shelter. Photo by Hashem Zimmo/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Men carry a metal cabinet across a rocky clearing in Ras Ein Al-Awsaj, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The surrounding area has seen repeated displacements of Bedouin families, including the Mleihat family, who say they have been forced to move several times due to mounting pressure on rural Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

A metal Star of David structure stands on a hill overlooking the Jordan Valley near Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The surrounding area has seen repeated displacements of Bedouin families, including the Mleihat family, who say they have been forced to move several times due to mounting pressure on rural Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Twisted metal and collapsed structures lie scattered across a demolished commercial site in Al-Ramadin, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 26, 2025. Israeli forces demolished 10 shops in the village that day. According to municipal official Ahmad Al-Zagharna, around 200 commercial establishments have been destroyed in the area since October 7. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Twisted metal and collapsed structures lie scattered across a demolished commercial site in Al-Ramadin, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 26, 2025. Israeli forces demolished 10 shops in the village that day. According to municipal official Ahmad Al-Zagharna, around 200 commercial establishments have been destroyed in the area since October 7. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Twisted metal and collapsed structures lie scattered across a demolished commercial site in Al-Ramadin, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 26, 2025. Israeli forces demolished 10 shops in the village that day. According to municipal official Ahmad Al-Zagharna, around 200 commercial establishments have been destroyed in the area since October 7. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Twisted metal and collapsed structures lie scattered across a demolished commercial site in Al-Ramadin, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 26, 2025. Israeli forces demolished 10 shops in the village that day. According to municipal official Ahmad Al-Zagharna, around 200 commercial establishments have been destroyed in the area since October 7. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Shops Demolished in West Bank

Twisted metal and collapsed structures lie scattered across a demolished commercial site in Al-Ramadin, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 26, 2025. Israeli forces demolished 10 shops in the village that day. According to municipal official Ahmad Al-Zagharna, around 200 commercial establishments have been destroyed in the area since October 7. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits on a metal-framed bed, with pictures of his achievements on the wall, and gives a V sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Fontainebleau

Illustration - Fontainebleau

FRANCE. SEINE-ET-MARNE (77). FONTAINEBLEAU. THE CASTLE. DETAIL OF THE ENTRANCE GATE IN THE HONOR COURTYARD: ONE OF THE METAL PILASTERS, DECORATED WITH THUNDERBOLTS FRAMING NAPOLEON'S CROWNED MONOGRAM (THE THREE EMBLEMS ARE SURROUNDED BY PALMS OF VICTORY) Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Hungry Kittens Claw for Food in Shenyang

On August 25, 2025, in Shenyang, Liaoning, a cat breeder filmed a feeding scene inside his home. A metal bowl filled with minced meat and cat food was placed outside a cage, immediately drawing a crowd of tiny kittens. They clawed frantically through the bars, stretching their paws to snatch bits of food. Only a few managed to grab mouthfuls, while others meowed in frustration.

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Singer of the US rock group Eagles of Death metal Jesse Hughes performs during a ceremony marking a decade since the terror attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed, at the Jardin du 13 novembre 2015 in Paris on November 13, 2025. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Singer of the US rock group Eagles of Death metal Jesse Hughes performs during a ceremony marking a decade since the terror attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed, at the Jardin du 13 novembre 2015 in Paris on November 13, 2025. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Singer of the US rock group Eagles of Death metal Jesse Hughes performs during a ceremony marking a decade since the terror attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed, at the Jardin du 13 novembre 2015 in Paris on November 13, 2025. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Ceremony Marking The 10th Anniversary Of The Attacks In 2015 - Paris

Singer of the US rock group Eagles of Death metal Jesse Hughes performs during a ceremony marking a decade since the terror attacks of November 13, 2015 in which 130 civilians were killed, at the Jardin du 13 novembre 2015 in Paris on November 13, 2025. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

A visitor takes photos of the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland, on November 5, 2025. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

This photo taken on November 5, 2025 shows an interior view of the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

This photo taken on November 5, 2025 shows a close-up of the stained glass on the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

A visitor looks inside the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland, on November 5, 2025. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

A visitor looks inside the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland, on November 5, 2025. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

This photo taken on November 5, 2025 shows a close-up of the stained glass on the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

A visitor takes photos of the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland, on November 5, 2025. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

A visitor takes photos of the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland, on November 5, 2025. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Willow Temple - Warsaw

Willow Temple - Warsaw

This photo taken on November 5, 2025 shows an interior view of the "Willow Temple" in Warsaw, Poland. The "Willow Temple" is an artistic installation made from a hollow, withered willow tree, transformed with stained glass, metal and wooden elements into a chapel-like space that blends nature and art. Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

Meal and Water Distribution in Gaza

Meal and Water Distribution in Gaza

Children and teenagers push forward holding metal pots and containers as they struggle to reach volunteers distributing food in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 2, 2025. Severe shortages of basic supplies and limited aid deliveries have forced thousands of families to rely on community kitchen. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Eggs are thrown against the façade of Foment del Treball during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

The General Secretary of UGT de Catalunya, Camil Ros (1l) Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

The new secretary general of the UGT FICA de Catalunya, Antonia Fuentes, attends to the media during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Metal Sector Protests Against UPM in Barcelona - Spain

Several people during a rally of the metal sector, on October 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). CCOO and UGT de Catalunya have called a strike today and tomorrow to which 180,000 metal workers in the province of Barcelona are called, in protest against the "unwillingness" of the employers' union Unió Patronal Metal-lúrgica (UPM) to reach an agreement on the sector's collective bargaining agreement. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM