AI-driven mobile robots team up to tackle chemical synthesis

Chemical research in turbo mode

08-Nov-2024 - Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed AI-driven mobile robots that can carry out chemical synthesis research with axtraordinairy efficiency. In a study publishingin the journal Nature, researchers show how mobile robots that use AI logic to make decisions were able to perform ...

Start-up Mechanolution wants to revolutionize the chemical industry

In an interview, the founding team reveals what makes their collaboration successful

01-Nov-2024 - At first glance, you might think that Desislava Dobreva and Sebastian Grothaus' start-up project is primarily characterized by differences. While Bulgarian-born scientist Desislava Dobreva has a passion for chemistry, her co-founder Sebastian Grothaus has been an entrepreneur for many years. They ...

Breaking open the AI black box, team finds key chemistry for solar energy and beyond

Screening process for new chemical candidates becomes dramatically simpler than blindly searching around chemical space

10-Sep-2024 - Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for researchers, but with a significant limitation: The inability to explain how it came to its decisions, a problem known as the “AI black box.” By combining AI with automated chemical synthesis and experimental validation, an interdisciplinary team of ...

AI tackles one of the most difficult challenges in quantum chemistry

26-Aug-2024 - New research using neural networks, a form of brain-inspired AI, proposes a solution to the tough challenge of modelling the states of molecules. The research shows how the technique can help solve fundamental equations in complex molecular systems. This could lead to practical uses in the ...

Multimaterial 3D Nanoprinter Enables Breakthrough in Parallel Synthesis

DECHEMA Prize & DFG Heisenberg Grant for Felix Löffler

31-Jul-2024 - Dr. Felix Löffler takes chemical synthesis out of flasks and beakers and replaces liquid solvents with solid polymer inks in a 3D multimaterial nanoprinter of his own invention. A laser beam precisely transfers nanometric amounts of chemical compounds onto an acceptor surface, where thousands of ...

Breaking bonds to form bonds: Rethinking the Chemistry of Cations

New chemical reaction with potential applications in medicinal chemistry

22-May-2024 - A team of chemists from the University of Vienna, led by Nuno Maulide, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of chemical synthesis, developing a novel method for manipulating carbon-hydrogen bonds. This groundbreaking discovery provides new insights into the molecular interactions ...

Machine learning and AI aiding in the prediction of chemical reaction outcomes

15-May-2024 - There are few problems now that AI and machine learning cannot help overcome. Researchers from the Yokohama National University use this modern advantage to overcome what conventional methods cannot. There are many rules to remember when it comes to the interaction of carbon-containing (or ...

An AI leap into chemical synthesis

AI navigates and performs chemical research tasks with unprecedented efficiency

13-May-2024 - Chemistry, with its intricate processes and vast potential for innovation, has always been a challenge for automation. Traditional computational tools, despite their advanced capabilities, often remain underutilized due to their complexity and the specialized knowledge required to operate ...

Autonomous synthesis robot uses AI to speed up chemical discovery

Impressive ingenuity

30-Jan-2024 - Chemists of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit. Dubbed ‘RoboChem’, the benchtop device can outperform a human chemist in terms of speed and accuracy while also displaying a high level of ...

Charged “molecular beasts” the basis for new compounds

Researchers use “aggressive” fragments of molecular ions for chemical synthesis

07-Nov-2023 - Mass spectrometers are high-tech machines that play an important role in our society. They are highly sensitive analytical instruments that are indispensable in areas such as medical diagnostics, food quality control and the detection of hazardous chemical substances. The research group led by Dr ...