Strength-in-numbers X-ray technique can map previously unattainable atomic structures

For many decades, the method to obtain atomic-level descriptions of chemical compounds and materials—be it a drug, a catalyst ...

When silicon fills the role of carbon: Debut of all-silicon cyclopentadienides

Carbon's unique chemical properties allow it to be an essential building block for life on Earth and many other molecules we rely on for day-to-day life—but what about carbon's neighbor? Silicon is ...
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Scientists find space molecule that could reveal how life first sparked

In the crowded, turbulent heart of the Milky Way, scientists have picked out a fragile pattern of atoms that could help ...
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Scientists detect a complex sulfur molecule in interstellar space for the first time

Scientists report the first confirmed detection of thiepine, a complex sulfur-bearing molecule, in an interstellar cloud near the Milky Way’s center.
Nature

This AI has chemical expertise — and helps synthesize 35 new compounds

It uses a system called simplified molecular-input line-entry system (SMILES). This translates chemical 3D structures into ...
Nanowerk

Google DeepMind adds nearly 400,000 new compounds to open-access Materials Project

The Materials Project revolutionized the invention of new materials by creating them virtually, simulating their properties so researchers can focus on the most promising ones. Google DeepMind used ...
The Conversation

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here’s how we search for others that could change the world

Matthew Addicoat receives funding from EPSRC and the Royal Society. The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them.
The Conversation

Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics

Pulickel Ajayan receives funding from the Army Research Laboratory and the Army Research Office. Abhijit Biswas does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...