Alexander Whiteside
I joined the Royal Society of Chemistry as a Publishing Editor in the journals section in 2016, after working as a postdoc in computational chemistry for several years. I enjoy applying my scientific interests and writing skills in a way that helps spread chemistry knowledge.
Although I get to chat to scientists about their work for Chemistry World, most of my work is related to getting the best physical chemistry and sustainability research into our journals.
My interests include good coffee, almost anything involving spaceships, art and gardening.
ResearchHydrogen bonds join forces to maximise water–water interaction
Cooperative environment encourages stronger chemistry
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How the products of fire control the formation of snow
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind brings an organic chemist’s arrow-pushing insight to reactions in the atmosphere
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Automatic conformer investigator takes tedium out of exploring low-energy chemical space
Quantum chemical calculations drive program that quickly and easily builds up plausible ensembles of molecular conformers
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Language-based software’s accurate predictions translate to benefits for chemists
State-of-the-art design for computer language processing results in improved models for predicting chemistry
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Uncertainty metric builds confidence in machine learned-chemistry
Calculation will help users recognise when they need to retrain a neural network
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Bond order through a molecular orbital lens
Study computes diatomic bond orders across the periodic table and reveals new bonding insights
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Synthesis-searching software’s superior scoring sharpens selections
Realistic costs and diverse suggestions make Chematica more insightful
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Multitasking graphene ink printed into tiny flexible supercapacitors
Screen-printed devices show strength in numbers
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Delocalisation pins down meaning of bond order
Reliable bond order definition provides new insights into covalency
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Carbon bubble-wrap could be packed with interesting behaviour
Theoretical chemists devise nanoscale version of satisfyingly interactive packaging material
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Tech red unmasked
An unusual oxide of radioactive technetium reveals its secrets after 50 years
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Benchmark for molecular machine learning
Scientists make open-source database to test programs that learn chemistry
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Plotting a course to new antibiotics
Mapping out the chemical space of peptide antibiotics offers an efficient way to find new compounds
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Neural network provides accurate simulations without the cost
An efficient new computer brain can provide quick answers to computational chemistry problems
