Abstract Autoencoders are versatile tools in molecular informatics. These unsupervised neural networks serve diverse tasks such as data-driven molecular representation and constructive molecular design. This Review explores their algorithmic foundations and applications in drug discovery, highlighting the most active areas of development and the contributions autoencoder networks have made in advancing this field. We also…

Swiss pension funds will start to engage with large listed companies on biodiversity and nature protection from next year through the Ethos Engagement Pools Switzerland, two new themes introduced into the initiative. The Ethos Engagement Pools Switzerland, which includes 179 pension schemes, has renewed topics including climate change, governance, working conditions/respect for human rights, particularly in supply chains,…

Newswise — A research team from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Montreal has just developed new tools to study the encounter between the members of two families of biomolecules essential to life: sugars and proteins. Opening the way to numerous applications, this work has just been published in Angewandte Chemie , a renowned scientific journal…

The LGBTQIA Alumni Network honored four alumni with the Community Enrichment Award at the LGBTQIA  Alumni Network Brunch during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2023, Saturday, Oct. 21. Special guests in attendance included President Connie Ledoux Book, Provost Rebecca Kohn, Senior Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs Jim Piatt, Vice President for Student Life…

The colours of Gustav Klimt’s lost 1901 work Medicine were recovered by artificial intelligence.Credit: IanDagnall Computing/Alamy Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and computer vision are revolutionizing research — from medicine and biology to Earth and space sciences. Now, it’s art history’s turn. For decades, conventionally trained art scholars have been slow to take up computational…

Abstract To investigate the frequency of pneumonia and chest computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the fifth Delta variant-predominant and sixth Omicron variant-predominant waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Okinawa, Japan. A survey on chest CT examinations for patients with COVID-19 was conducted byhospitals with board-certified radiologists who provided…

A house in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, where rooftops are being used to generate solar power.Credit: Lingqi Xie/Getty On board China’s high-speed rail network, travelling at more than 200 kilometres per hour, David Fishman knew that he had arrived in Shandong province when he saw a field of dark, glimmering rooftops from the…

Abstract Testing density-dependence and path-dependence in long-term population dynamics under differentiated local contexts contributes to delineate the changing role of socioeconomic forces at the base of regional disparities. Despite a millenary settlement history, such issue has been rarely investigated in Europe, and especially in highly divided countries such as those in the Mediterranean region. Using…

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 21, 2023 — The ability to compress laser pulses to ultrahigh powers could open the way for compact lasers in the order of exawatt and above. Such powerful lasers would enable scientists to push the limits of physical science by deepening their study of the nature of matter. A new method for…

Credit: lingqi xie/Getty Universities and research institutes are often located in the heart of cities, and with good reason: they offer access to a rich talent pool of researchers, proximity to other scientific institutions and industry. They are integral components for driving an urban economy. It is no surprise, therefore, that some of the world’s…