Software program Allchemy identifies prebiotic synthesis of biochemical compounds from primordial precursors
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Software program Allchemy identifies prebiotic synthesis of biochemical compounds from primordial precursors
A team of researchers working in the Institute of Organic Chemistry's lab at the Polish Academy of Sciences has developed a software product to aid in discovering the chemical processes that led to the ...
Scientists capture candid snapshots of electrons harvesting light at the atomic scale
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Scientists capture candid snapshots of electrons harvesting light at the atomic scale
In the search for clean energy alternatives to fossil fuels, one promising solution relies on photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells—water-splitting, artificial-photosynthesis devices that turn sunlight and ...
'Digital chemistry' breakthrough turns words into molecules
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'Digital chemistry' breakthrough turns words into molecules
A new system capable of automatically turning words into molecules on demand will open up the digitisation of chemistry, scientists say.
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Scientists find evidence of exotic state of matter in candidate material for quantum computers
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Scientists find evidence of exotic state of matter in candidate material for quantum computers
Using a novel technique, scientists working at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have found evidence for a quantum spin liquid, a state of matter that ...
A new interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that reality does not depend on the person measuring it
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A new interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that reality does not depend on the person measuring it
Quantum mechanics arose in the 1920s, and since then scientists have disagreed on how best to interpret it. Many interpretations, including the Copenhagen interpretation presented by Niels Bohr and Werner ...
Scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for 'genetic scissors' | Science | The Guardian
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Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna share prize for genome editing method
Machine learning speeds up quantum chemistry calculations
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Machine learning speeds up quantum chemistry calculations
Quantum chemistry, the study of chemical properties and processes at the quantum scale, has opened many paths to research and discovery in modern chemistry. Without ever handling a beaker or a test tube, ...
Molecular swarm rearranges surface structures atom by atom
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Molecular swarm rearranges surface structures atom by atom
The surface of metals plays a key role in many technologically relevant areas, such as catalysis, sensor technology and battery research. For example, the large-scale production of many chemical compounds ...
Fundamental Physics: Scientists Discover the Fastest Possible Speed of Sound
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Fundamental Physics: Scientists Discover the Fastest Possible Speed of Sound
A research collaboration between Queen Mary University of London, the University of Cambridge and the Institute for High Pressure Physics in Troitsk has discovered the fastest possible speed of sound. The result — about 36 km per second — is around twice…
New Clues to Chemical Origins of Metabolism at Dawn of Life | Quanta Magazine
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New Clues to Chemical Origins of Metabolism at Dawn of Life
The ingredients for reactions ancestral to metabolism could have formed very easily in the primordial soup, new work suggests.
Max Planck and the Birth of Quantum Mechanics – SciTechDaily
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Max Planck and the Birth of Quantum Mechanics
In the early evening of Sunday, October 7, 1900—120 years ago—Max Planck found the functional form of the curve that we now know as the Planck distribution of black-body radiation. By my account, it was the birthdate of quantum mechanics. A few hours earlier…
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The first room-temperature superconductor has finally been found | Science News
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The first room-temperature superconductor has finally been found
A compound of carbon, hydrogen and sulfur conducts electricity without resistance up to 15° C, but there’s a catch: It works only under high pressure.
Quantum Chemical Accuracy from Density Functional Approximations via Machine Learning | Nature Research Device and Materials Engineering Community
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Chemistry – A European Journal Installs Early Career Advisory Board :: Advertorial :: ChemistryViews
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