In depth

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AI predicts transition states with exceptional precision

Model can complete tasks in under a second that take conventional methods hours

Robotic Drop Imager

Robot ramps up accuracy of AI salt stain identifier

Database with three times as many images as before boosts accuracy of technique to almost 99%

Cell biology

AI inspired by AlphaFold can predict chromatin structures found in chromosomes

System could help unravel how genome folding influences genes

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Publishers need to provide guidelines on use of AI in research, says Wiley

Feedback from almost 5000 researchers helped inform publishing giant’s report

‘Chemistry will no longer be an exclusive club’: how AI is changing Omar Yaghi’s work

UC Berkeley’s reticular chemistry pioneer tells us about his new institute using AI to tackle climate change

AI can tell Scottish and American whiskies apart

Machine-learning method identifies prominent aromas

GPT-based AI tool predicts inorganic crystal structures

CrystaLLM uses GPT to arrange atoms, turning text-based data into numerical tokens

Worldwide

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UK funding agency to support controversial climate cooling research

Critics warn against shifting focus from emissions reduction towards ‘speculative’ cooling technologies