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Bronze pot

Humans

Secrets of an ancient Chinese recipe for bronze finally deciphered

Metal-making practices described in a 2300-year-old text called the Kaogong Ji are more sophisticated than anyone realised

News

A pipette by a fingerprint

Chemistry

Forensic fingerprinting technique could help spot document fraud

News

Illustration of C180 and C60 buckyballs

Space

Mysterious light may come from the largest molecules found in space

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A letter that contained a secret message in the ink

Technology

Ink filled with secret molecules can hide encryption key in a letter

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illustration of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Life

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be killed by pom-pom molecules

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Antibubbles are a blob of liquid with a layer of air surrounding them

Physics

Antibubbles have been made to last a record-breaking 13 hours

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Artist's impression of a many-body quantum gate with trapped Rydberg atoms. The qubit in the center controls the state of the neighboring qubits by making use of the strong interaction between Rydberg atoms.

Chemistry

Scientists made a new kind of molecule bigger than some bacteria

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Bartender pouring beer

Technology

AI suggests how to make beer with whatever ingredients you have

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This computer uses chemical reactions rather than electronics to perform computations

Chemistry

Chemical computer can be programmed to solve hard problems

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ANKARA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 13: Chemical and hazardous wastes collected through hospitals and collection - sorting plants are being destructed at Recovery and Disposal Facility in Kahramankazan district of Ankara, Turkey on December 13, 2021. (Photo by Berke Bayur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Chemistry

Chemical waste can be recycled into a range of drugs and fertilisers

Researchers used software to identify drugs and fertilisers that can be made from 189 byproducts of large-scale industrial processes

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Technology

Chemistry has led to environmental woes, but it can tackle them too

Leader

Technology

How artificial intelligence can help us figure out how life began

Features

Technology

Automated chemistry: The machines that can discover new drugs

Features

Chemistry

Endlessly recyclable materials could fix our plastic waste crisis

Features