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AI chatbot

Should scientists be paid when AI chatbots use their work?

Two major scientific publishers have recently sold access to research papers to train AIs at big tech firms

Laser

Labs across the globe networked by AI discover state-of-the-art emitters for lasers

Demonstration shows how algorithms could organise timing and match specialist equipment to experiments

Hourglass

Are we rushing ahead with AI in the lab?

Patience will be key to making machine learning indispensable – and practical – for chemistry

Belgian beer

Brewing better Belgian beer with artificial intelligence

Machine learning tool can predict a beer’s taste and quality and which flavour compounds could improve it

Worldwide

Two large open ended pipes emerging from a large industrial white box of a carbon capture system

Carbon capture gets personalised touch to match best tech with right location

Holistic analysis combines models and experiments to find the sorbent that works for each industrial site

Warning that solar geoengineering could cause unexpected regional heating

Aerosol modelling study injects note of caution on strategy to control warming

Oil and gas industry emissions are not on track to hit climate goals

Several big firms have rolled back their targets, saying governments need to set pace with policy

Analysis of three French chemistry labs shows how they could halve their carbon footprint by 2030

Open-source tool helps researchers evaluate a series of carbon mitigation strategies