In cheminformatics, where machine learning is transforming our understanding of how molecular properties are predicted and explained, a critical challenge has long remained: making these powerful but ...

Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter. New drugs, materials and batteries all depend on our ability to make new molecules. But discovery of new substances is slow, expensive and ...

A new, two-step strategy for making substituted piperidines offers chemists a more efficient way to make these biologically relevant molecules. The method, which leverages enzymatic oxidation and ...

A team at EPFL and the University of Arizona has discovered that making molecules bigger and more flexible can actually extend the life of quantum charge flow, a finding that could help shape the ...

An image of tert-butane, the simplest quaternary carbon. Credit: Scripps Research The active ingredient in many drugs is what's known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller than an ...

(Nanowerk News) The active ingredient in many drugs is what’s known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller than an antibody and mainly made of carbon. It’s tough, however, to make these ...

In patients with severe osteoarthritis, cartilage can wear so thin that joints essentially transform into bone on bone — without a cushion between. A new therapy that uses synthetic nanofibers to ...

Engineers of the invisible : making molecules -- Vital signs : the molecules of life -- Take the strain : materials from molecules -- Burning issue : molecules and energy -- Good little movers : ...