Nobel-winning chemist leaves US to direct AI materials lab in China

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02143-x

July 8, 2026

Omar Yaghi’s move comes amid cuts to US science and a campaign in China to recruit top international talent.

Chemist Omar Yaghi has accepted a full-time position as a researcher at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Nobel-prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has left the United… [+4619 chars]