Finding a new drug or material is mostly an exercise in elimination: chemists synthesize and test enormous numbers of molecules to find the few that behave the way they need. A machine-learning model from MIT called CheMeleon aims to shrink that pile by predicting molecular properties from very little experimental data.
According to MIT News (November 6, 2026), the work was reported in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling and comes from the group of chemical engineering professor Wi...
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UBC students develop “pro-bee-otic”, a probiotic for bees
University of British Columbia students have developed a probiotic for honey bees, which they’ve coined the ‘pro-bee-otic.’
This innovative study by a group of UBC students is regarding the development a probiotic for honey bees. This is a particularly important solution, as global bee declines are a major problem and so much of the food we eat depends on pollination by insects.
The students want to address this important issue and they feel that betting probiotics could be the key to prot...
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Portable water purification device for the ultimate traveler
Inventor Micheal Pritchard has found a solution for safe drinking water with a handheld water purification device that creates fresh water instantly. The LifeSaver bottle provides refreshing, germ free water anywhere.
The bottle itself is designed to be uncomplicated and user friendly. This bottle consists of long lasting cartridges which help remove viruses and bacteria from contaminated water. One just needs to pump the products manually a few times and pristine drinking water will start t...
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