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Scientists fix defects in new semiconductor material
Researchers use special chemical methods to repair molybdenum disulfide at low heat, boosting chip speed and cutting power use.

Large organic molecules found on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover detects complex carbon compounds in a rock sample, hinting at advanced chemistry on the Red Planet.

Synthetic worms made of active matter exhibit life-like behaviors
Researchers have developed active matter: synthetic materials that can move on their own, much like worms.

AI helps design and build powerful new enzymes
Bioengineers and synthetic biologists have found a new way to design enzymes on a computer and predict how these enzymes will work.

Open source AI model matches the performance of AlphaFold3
MIT scientists have released a new open source AI model to predict protein structure with a performance similar to AlphaFold3.

Controlling atoms in chemical reactions with nanotechnology
Scientists have used a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) to control the behavior of atoms in chemical reactions.

Chemical language model generates creative pharmaceutical solutions
This AI works as a chemical language model trained to predict chemical compounds that are useful for pharmaceutical applications.

AI researchers win Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry: hows and whys
In 2024 AI researchers have won the Nobel Prize in Physics and half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pure AI research and applications.

Atomic editing swaps atoms in molecules to make better drugs
Researchers have found a way to easily change one kind of atom into another in certain molecules, which are like building blocks for drugs.

Synthetic chemists find efficient way to create mirror molecules
Scientists at UT Dallas have developed a precise method to create "mirror molecules" for treatment of cancer and infections.