All automation articles
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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
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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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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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
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Research
Robot chemist snaps 3D building blocks together like Lego to make complex molecules
Automated synthesiser uses a new class of boronates that are a thousand times more stable than those previously used
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Research
Method to make unusual oligonucleotides could be a boon for gene therapy drugs
Synthesis can insert unusual linkages into DNA molecules while rivalling industry standard chemistry in speed and efficiency
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Webinar
Automated capsule chemistry with Synple: do more, faster
Synple’s automated synthesis technology allows discovery chemists to accelerate research and improve efficiency
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Research
Safer fluorination process developed using flow electrochemistry
Automated system for constructing carbon–fluorine bonds quenches fluorine compounds to reduce exposure and risk to lab chemists