Protein Shapes Revealed: A summary of the AlphaFold research paper
Chemistry

Protein Shapes Revealed: A summary of the AlphaFold research paper

A protein’s biological function depends largely on its three-dimensional shape, but deducing its shape from its sequence of amino acids has been a longstanding problem. Researchers at DeepMind reveal how they used deep learning to solve the puzzle.

February 5, 20202 min read
Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.
Chemistry

Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.

Predicting a molecule’s aroma is hard because slight changes in structure lead to huge shifts in perception. Good thing deep learning is developing a sense of smell.

November 20, 20192 min read
Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.
Chemistry

Nose Job: AI predicts smell by analyzing a molecule's structure.

Predicting a molecule’s aroma is hard because slight changes in structure lead to huge shifts in perception. Good thing deep learning is developing a sense of smell.

November 20, 20192 min read
Quantum Leap
Chemistry

Quantum Leap

A leaked paper from Google’s quantum computing lab claims “supremacy” over conventional computers. The U.S. space agency NASA, whose scientists are collaborating with Google on a quantum computer, accidentally published a paper describing the breakthrough.

October 2, 20192 min read
Quantum Leap
Chemistry

Quantum Leap

A leaked paper from Google’s quantum computing lab claims “supremacy” over conventional computers. The U.S. space agency NASA, whose scientists are collaborating with Google on a quantum computer, accidentally published a paper describing the breakthrough.

October 2, 20192 min read

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