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Officially, however, the reason given is that these structures were illegally constructed.

One of the difficulties for large organisations, he has found, is that “they have their own social structures or social norms which can have an impact when they need to take action”.

"As a result of their unique structures, MOFs have a high density of sites where you can capture and release CO2 under the appropriate conditions," Carsch said.

Despite the ubiquity of molecular crystals in many everyday products, the ability to predict their three-dimensional structures remains a challenge, especially if a compound can crystallize into multiple forms.

It is thought this behaviour is connected to the densely packed crystal structures of candidate materials.