Physical chemistry – Page 3
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Article
Water microdroplet chemistry enables catalyst-free Diels–Alder reaction
‘Quasi-benzyne’ radical drives exotic reactivity
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Research
Algorithm designs proteins from scratch that can bind drugs and small molecules
Strategy could stop an overdose or produce an antidote to a poison
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Opinion
Holes in the ‘holey graphyne’ story
The challenges – and importance – of questioning published results
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Research
Simulations track how MOFs adsorb water, one molecule at a time
‘You can almost drink our water model because it’s so realistic’
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Water at interfaces Faraday Discussion
This Faraday Discussion combines different approaches, both experimental and theoretical, to further our understanding of the fundamental properties of water at interfaces.
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Research
Static on steroids lets meat and fruit stick to metal at flick of switch
Electroadhesion could find biomedical and robotic applications
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Research
Model explains why water can freeze at different temperatures
The research could have applications in snowmaking, cloud seeding and beyond
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Opinion
Water isn’t normal
Despite its familiarity, water is a chemical oddity. But that’s what makes it fascinating
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Research
Answer found for why like-charged particles sometimes attract each other
It’s not just opposites that always attract as new research confirms an observation that has puzzled scientists for over 80 years
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Research
AI could provide new approach to assessing chemical toxicity thresholds in aquatic organisms
Model showed excellent predicative ability and could cut animal testing in pollution research
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Machine learning could ‘change the paradigm’ for polaritonic chemistry
Model reveals influence of vibrational strong coupling during light-driven reaction
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Webinar
Investigating the behaviour of water at material interfaces
Find out about the behaviour of water at the boundaries of materials
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Research
New ‘supermolecule’ demonstrated for the first time at record-breaking ultracold temperature
Largest polyatomic molecule created and stabilised at just above absolute zero provides new insights into quantum chemistry
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Slow Arrhenius process identified in molecular glasses
Findings challenge common ideas on glassy dynamics
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GPT-3 trained and tuned to predict molecular properties
A better understanding of Smiles helps GPT-3 recognise chemically relevant patterns
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Research
MOF-based filter harvests energy from seawater evaporation
Prototype device generates sustained electric current as salt water evaporates
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Article
Microsoft’s AI and high-performance computing system powers new battery discovery
Azure Quantum Elements platform speeds up discovery of solid-state electrolyte from decades to weeks
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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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Webinar
Accelerating materials discovery with HPC and AI
Explore how advancements in computing are accelerating the next frontier of scientific breakthroughs.