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Xiang Liu
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China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
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Yuanfei Lv
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China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
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Didier Astruc
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University of Bordeaux, Talence, France.
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Artificial-intelligence tools are making their way into chemical research (see Nature https://doi.org/q5ss; 2026). With them, researchers can process large volumes of data quickly and identify underlying patterns in complex systems. More projects are using AI tools to help with tasks such as chemical-molecule screening, structure determination, reaction predictions and the development of automated experimental platforms.
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Nature 653, 642 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01521-9
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