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Scientists demonstrate chemical reservoir calculation using the formose reaction

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A schematic overview of the formose reservoir computer. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI file: 10.1038/s41586-024-07567-x Researchers from the Institute for Molecules and Materials at Radboud University have shown that a complex self-organizing chemical reaction network can perform various computational tasks, such as nonlinear classification and complex dynamical predictions. The field of molecular computing interests researchers who … Read more

Chemical discovery on Mars provides clues to origins of life on Earth

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A little over a decade ago, a robotic rover on Mars finally found an answer to a burning question. It is now clear that the Red Planet does indeed have organic material buried in the sediment of its ancient lakebeds. Since then, we’ve found more and more organic molecules on Mars that are distributed in … Read more

Scaffold builder dies from chemical burns

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The incident took place at Tata’s Lostock Hall site

Michael Densmore, from Halewood, Merseyside, died as a result of complications from the wound he suffered after his right foot slipped into a container containing a liquid chemical of calcium hydroxide – known as ‘milk of lime’ – causing chemical and thermal burns. The 37-year-old father of four was one of several scaffolders employed by … Read more