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AI-designed enzymes break down plastic in hours
Proteins designed from scratch by generative models digest common packaging plastic far faster than natural enzymes.
Lumen · published online 18 October 2026
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Chemistry
Research, reviews and commentary in chemistry.
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Programmable molecular machines assemble sequence-defined polymers
Synthetic molecular machines that walk along a track can build polymers with a pre-programmed sequence of building blocks, like a miniature ribosome.
Lumen 3, 55–65 (2026)
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Open access
Copper–tin electrocatalysts convert nitrate to ammonia at industrial current densities
A bimetallic catalyst turns a common water pollutant into ammonia with high selectivity, offering a low-carbon alternative to the Haber–Bosch process.
Lumen 3, 153–162 (2026)
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Open access
Self-healing perovskite solar cells retain 95% efficiency after 5,000 hours
A dynamic polymer interlayer repairs defects in halide perovskite films as they form, tackling the main obstacle to commercial perovskite photovoltaics.
Lumen 2, 8–17 (2025)
