- October 9, 2024
Chemistry Nobel goes to developers of AlphaFold AI that predicts protein structures
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper (left to right) won the chemistry Nobel for developing computational tools that can predict and design protein structures.Credit:
Google uncovers how quantum computers can beat today’s best supercomputers
Google’s Sycamore processor uses quantum bits, or qubits, to run algorithms.Credit: Peter Kneffel/dpa/Alamy Ever since the first quantum computers were dreamt up in the early
Salmon’s moveable feast of nutrients with a side order of contaminants
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02808-5 Migrating animals can bring food and contaminants to their destination. An assessment of Pacific salmon migrations from 1976
why carbon dioxide removal will achieve too little, too late
Jubilation over reaching an agreement on climate-change measures has turned to concern about the practicalities of making them work.Credit: Jonathan Raa/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty That photograph: the
Phase transitions in random circuit sampling
The computational complexity of quantum systems arises from the exponential growth of the Hilbert space dimension with system size. On near-term quantum processors whose practical
This AI powered ‘tongue’ can tell Coke and Pepsi apart
Download the Nature Podcast 9th October 2024 In this episode: 00:55 Graphene Tongue Researchers have developed a graphene ‘tongue’ that uses AI to tell the
Keen to improve the working lives of postdocs? Ask them what they want
Postdocs at Germany’s Max Planck Society use survey data to lobby for improvements in working conditions.Credit: Manfred Bail/Alamy Postdoctoral researchers conduct research, teach students and
Mapping groundwater-dependent ecosystems shows the need for more protection globally
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 09 October 2024 Ecosystems reliant on groundwater are vulnerable to water depletion and climate change, but often their locations are unknown. A map
World’s oldest known artwork in Indonesian cave dated using lasers
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 09 October 2024 Laser-induced imaging of radioactive elements was used to work out the age of an ancient cave painting on the Indonesian
Reaction for coupling 3D molecular fragments expands the chemist’s toolkit
Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03221-8 A glaring gap in the portfolio of reactions used to synthesize libraries of organic compounds has been filled