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AI speeds chemists' search for better disinfectants
- April 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Chemists and computer scientists tapped AI to find new disinfectants to combat the growing threat of dangerous "superbugs." Their computational-experimental framework for developing quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, to kill bacteria yielded 11 new QACs that show activity against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.
Originally published at Phys.org