IN2UB team designs a molecule to implement a quantum error correction code

by Universitat de Barcelona

4 years ago
quantum error, IN2UB, molecule, code

One of the challenges in implementing quantum computing is the protection of quantum states that code the information of errors caused by their interaction with the environment. A solution consists on...

News IQAC-CSIC researchers describe the mechanism of formation of a potent antioxidant molecule in cells

by CSIC - Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

4 years ago
cysteine, molecule, antioxidant, cells

A study performed by researchers from the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC) from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in collaboration with Tsinghua University at B...

An open-access tool to accelerate drug discovery

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

4 years ago
Chemical Checker, Amazon, drug discovery, Chemical, molecule

The Chemical Checker provides processed, harmonized and ready-to-use bioactivity information on more than 1M small molecules. The tool, developed by the Structural Bioinformatics and Network Biology l...

The state of organic synthesis

by Galchimia

4 years ago
canataxpropellane, organic synthesis, molecule

A couple of weeks ago, a colleague sent me a link with a note: «In case it inspires you…». The article in question had a provocative title: Chemists complete synthesis of molecule ‘at the lim...

A new molecule blocks the side effects of cannabinoid painkillers

by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

4 years ago
molecule, cannabinoid, painkillers

An international team of researchers have applied for the patent of ‘H’ peptide, which could promote the application of medicines derived from cannabis, which are highly effective but whose use is...

Bringing back kekulene

by Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials

5 years ago
kekulene, molecule, cycloarenes, benzene molecule, molecules of this hydrocarbon, aromatic compounds

A team of researchers from the center has developed a new synthetic route to isolate the 'kekulene'; a molecule from the family of cycloarenes which, four decades later, has been newly synthesized and...