All automation articles
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Research
Super-fast automated synthesis promises to make chemistry accessible to many more
Order of magnitude improvement in speed result of technology optimisation
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Opinion
Lab digitalisation and industry 4.0
How technology can help us run our labs more efficiently
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News
Are we rushing ahead with AI in the lab?
Patience will be key to making machine learning indispensable – and practical – for chemistry
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Opinion
Lab automation gives me more time at the top of the mountain
Getting back to the bench reminds Derek Lowe how much has changed in 40 years
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Opinion
Inertia, decisions and robots
Our cognitive biases can make it difficult to choose what’s best for science
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Research
New analysis raises doubts over autonomous lab’s materials ‘discoveries’
Experimental and computational issues flagged as researchers conclude that a fully automated lab failed to make new materials
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Article
Chemistry needs the human element - here’s why
Automated R&D has huge potential, but we need to be kept in the loop
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Research
Robotic chemistry lab joins forces with Google AI to predict then make new inorganic materials
Algorithm discovered more than 2 million inorganic structures
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Article
Digitalisation is the future of science, just ask a biologist
Biology has some life lessons for chemistry
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Webinar
Robots in the lab – learn how automation can streamline your workflow
The future of lab automation is promising. Join us to find out answers to the most important questions, and to contribute your knowledge and experience to the discussion.
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Business
Encoding creativity in drug discovery
Machine learning can complement and reinforce human intuition and experience
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Feature
The robots revolutionising chemistry
Researchers working with automated systems are pushing the boundaries of what chemists can achieve in the lab, reports James Mitchell Crow
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Feature
How to automate your lab
Whether it’s robots, automation or software hacks, Nessa Carson finds ways for everyone to improve how they work in the lab
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Opinion
The psychology of our future with AI
It’s time to accept that digitalisation is changing laboratory work, and embrace the opportunity
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Opinion
How will AI and automation change chemistry?
It’s going to change our lives. But it’s not clear in what ways
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Research
Battery assembly robot brings factory consistency to the lab
System serves as a bridge between singular lab-made cells and pilot line production
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Research
Benchtop machine automates synthesis of drug screening hits
System could boost the efficiencies of drug discovery campaigns
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Research
Fully automated synthesis robot sets new record in stereospecific carbon–carbon bond formation
The robotic platform can make six carbon–carbon bonds without human guidance
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Research
Automated carbon-13 NMR structure validation program highlights errors atom-by-atom
Introducing a new measure to quantify molecular structural uncertainty
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Opinion
Building data systems to break down research silos
Shared schemas could make it a lot easier for researchers to cross discipline boundaries