Facebook deploys its AI to find green energy storage solutions
'We're hoping to basically replace DFT with a machine learning algorithm.'
Chemistry
CRISPR gene editing pioneers win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The technology promises to revolutionize medicine and biology.
Pioneers of lithium-ion batteries win the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The recognition is long overdue.
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NASA finally found evidence of the universe's earliest molecule
The elusive helium hydride was found 3,000 light-years away.
Light waves allow scientists to 3D print with multiple materials
They hope the chemistry-based approach will make more complex objects possible.
'Robot chemist' could use AI to speed up medical breakthroughs
It can predict chemical reactions with high accuracy.
Amazon backs Marie Curie biopic starring Rosamund Pike
'Radioactive' will blend science and romance.
3D printers could let you produce your own drugs
Doctors or pharmacists could fabricate drugs on demand to stop outbreaks.
World's quickest laser pulse can track electrons in slow motion
It's shedding new light on how chemical reactions work.
IBM's simulated molecule could lead to drug and energy advances
A quantum computer has simulated the largest molecule to date.
Hypersonic aircraft are more realistic thanks to a ceramic coating
Aircraft could survive extreme temperatures with relative ease.
Prepare for the world's first nanocar race this month
You're going to need better binoculars.
Computer models help form new magnetic materials
Digital models took the guesswork out of making viable magnets.
Chaos leads to stronger carbon fiber
You just have to bake the carbon in the right conditions.
AI learns to recognize exotic states of matter
The neural networks only need a few hundred atoms to get an answer.
Nanomachines just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
It's a sign of how far molecule-level mechanics have come.
Spongy electronic 'nose' can sniff out nerve gas and pesticides
It's the most sensitive gas detector of its kind.
Molecules in space may show how life formed on Earth
Key mirror-image molecules have been found near the heart of our galaxy.
Four new 'superheavy' elements added to the periodic table
The seventh row is now complete.
