Meta's newest AI determines proper protein folds 60 times fasterIt's 'Mad Libs' for O-Chem.By A. Tarantola, 11.01.2022
Hitting the Books: Newton's alchemical dalliances make him no less of a scientistThe father of physics may have investigated pseudoscience but he never published on it.By A. Tarantola, 06.05.2022
Ultra-white paint could reduce the need for air conditioningSave the planet by painting your house a boring color.By J. Fingas, 09.19.2021
Hitting the Books: The correct way to make coffee, according to scienceWho says chemistry can't be delicious?By A. Tarantola, 07.17.2021
Facebook deploys its AI to find green energy storage solutions'We're hoping to basically replace DFT with a machine learning algorithm.'By A. Tarantola, 10.14.2020
CRISPR gene editing pioneers win the 2020 Nobel Prize in ChemistryThe technology promises to revolutionize medicine and biology.By J. Fingas, 10.07.2020
Pioneers of lithium-ion batteries win the 2019 Nobel Prize in ChemistryThe recognition is long overdue.By R. England, 10.09.2019
NASA finally found evidence of the universe's earliest moleculeThe elusive helium hydride was found 3,000 light-years away.By C. Fisher, 04.17.2019
Light waves allow scientists to 3D print with multiple materialsThey hope the chemistry-based approach will make more complex objects possible.By C. Fisher, 03.13.2019
'Robot chemist' could use AI to speed up medical breakthroughsIt can predict chemical reactions with high accuracy.By J. Fingas, 07.18.2018
Amazon backs Marie Curie biopic starring Rosamund Pike'Radioactive' will blend science and romance.By J. Fingas, 02.19.2018
3D printers could let you produce your own drugsDoctors or pharmacists could fabricate drugs on demand to stop outbreaks. By S. Dent, 01.22.2018
World's quickest laser pulse can track electrons in slow motionIt's shedding new light on how chemical reactions work.By J. Fingas, 10.29.2017
IBM's simulated molecule could lead to drug and energy advancesA quantum computer has simulated the largest molecule to date.By R. England, 09.14.2017
Hypersonic aircraft are more realistic thanks to a ceramic coatingAircraft could survive extreme temperatures with relative ease.By J. Fingas, 07.10.2017
Prepare for the world's first nanocar race this monthYou're going to need better binoculars.By J. Conditt, 04.20.2017
Computer models help form new magnetic materialsDigital models took the guesswork out of making viable magnets.By J. Fingas, 04.16.2017
Chaos leads to stronger carbon fiberYou just have to bake the carbon in the right conditions.By J. Fingas, 03.20.2017
AI learns to recognize exotic states of matterThe neural networks only need a few hundred atoms to get an answer.By J. Fingas, 02.13.2017
Nanomachines just won the Nobel Prize in ChemistryIt's a sign of how far molecule-level mechanics have come.By J. Fingas, 10.05.2016