Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Susumu Kitagawa reveals Japanese research mindset: 'Don’t switch off the light, even…'

Professor Susumu Kitagawa, the 2025 Chemistry Nobel laureate, attributes his groundbreaking work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to a Japanese research tradition of relentless curiosity and discipline. Inspired by academic predecessors and classical philosophy, he embraced an unexpected observation, demonstrating how a prepared mind can transform chance into revolutionary discovery.