Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules
From proteins to DNA, knots are found throughout the molecular world – but understanding what they do is tricky, with even our best theories finding it hard to tell complex knots apart. In this month’s cover feature, Davide Michieletto explains how AI could change all that. Meanwhile, to mark 70 years of CERN, its former head of communications James Gillies reveals how he managed global media coverage of the lab. Finally, Hannah Stern explains her work developing new platforms for quantum technologies, focusing on materials with quantum states that can be controlled with light.
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