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ResearchAI teaches itself to identify materials – and predict new ones too
Neural network trained up on 50,000 crystal structures shows promise rapidly navigating chemical element combinations
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ResearchLaser spectroscopy offers first glimpse at nobelium nuclei
Adapted technique offers experimental insights to theorists studying superheavy elements
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ResearchErrors in continuum solvent models unravelled at last
Study reveals when, and how, continuum solvent methods fail in computational studies of solvent-phase reaction mechanisms and provide an alternative solvent modelling strategy
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FeatureForensics in crisis
High-profile cases of scientific misconduct at forensics labs are upending the legal system and casting doubt on the wider field, Rebecca Trager finds
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NewsNMR standard aims to end raw data headaches
New format can be incorporated into existing software and its makers hope its use will be widespread within a year
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SponsoredSustaining the supply of trustworthy food
The world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. This will have a significant impact on the sustainable access of the Earth’s resources, including the availability of food
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ResearchDelocalisation pins down meaning of bond order
Reliable bond order definition provides new insights into covalency
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NewsNoble gas’s days of fixed atomic weight argon
Chemistry’s standardisation body introduces atomic weight interval for argon and updates weights of another 13 elements
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ResearchUnexpected appearance of water makes a big difference to supramolecules
Self-assembly subtly altered by trace amount of water in solvents
