The technology of drug delivery systems (DDSs) has demonstrated an outstanding
performance and effectiveness in production of pharmaceuticals, as it is proved by many …

Scientists have grappled with reconciling biological evolution 1, 2 with the immutable laws of
the Universe defined by physics. These laws underpin life's origin, evolution and the …

Laboratories in chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science are at the leading edge of
technology, discovering molecules and materials to unlock capabilities in energy, catalysis …

Many open questions about the origins of life are centred on the generation of complex
chemical species. Past work has characterized specific chemical reactions that might lead to …

Astrobiology aims to determine the distribution and diversity of life in the universe. But as the
word “biosignature” suggests, what will be detected is not life itself, but an observation …

The synthesis of the desired chemical compound is the main task of synthetic organic
chemistry. The predictions of reaction conditions and some important quantitative …

Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool that could be deployed to accelerate the scientific
enterprise. Here we address a major unmet need: use of existing scientific literature to …

The emergence of autonomous experimental systems integrating machine learning and
robots is ushering in a paradigm shift in materials science. Using computer algorithms and …

Efforts to encourage laboratory automation through student access to and usage of
commercial equipment are hampered by prohibitive acquisition costs. Here, an automated …

Origins-of-life chemical experiments usually aim to produce specific chemical end-products
such as amino acids, nucleic acids or sugars. The resulting chemical systems do not evolve …