June 6, 2026

Designing chips with the help of artificial intelligence. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Artificial intelligence accelerates the search for new chip materials

A new artificial intelligence system scans a vast space of chemical combinations and suggests gallium-based semiconductor materials with desirable electronic properties. The researchers emphasize that the materials still require experimental validation, but the method
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Menicomycin: An Antibiotic Candidate That Attacks Bacteria at a New Exit Point

A new antibiotic candidate attacks bacteria through a previously untapped site on the ribosome, offering a new direction in the fight against antibiotic resistance.