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Automated chemistry: The machines that can discover new drugs

Automated chemistry: The machines that can discover new drugs

2 March 2022

Making new molecules to treat disease has relied upon the painstaking art of synthetic chemistry, but now we're developing robots that could do it all for us
Artificial leaves: Bionic photosynthesis as good as the real thing

Artificial leaves: Bionic photosynthesis as good as the real thing

2 March 2022

Converting sunlight into liquid fuel through artificial photosynthesis would be a huge environmental victory – and the latest prototypes look surprisingly effective

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