Porous materials such as zeolites, activated carbons and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been shown to be potentially useful in a wide variety of different applications, including gas separation, energy storage and catalysis. In these applications, pores of different sizes and geometries play a crucial role in the capture and diffusion of guest molecules. In this topic, we are interested in exploring the possibility of enhancing the mass transfer and the gas storage capacity of existing nanoporous materials, creating materials for improved catalytic performance and selective gas storage. We are also interested in collborative projects on characterisation techniques (such as neutron spectroscopy) to study the behaviour of guest molecules in porous materials with a diversity of pore characteristics. Such fundamental investigations aim to improve the understanding of how the nanoporous structure of different storage materials can influence sorption and catalytic capacities, leading to more accurate evaluation methods as well as potentially informing the design of new porous materials.