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Quantum computing & a mysterious contaminant in microplastics research The chemical breakdown podcast

Chemistry in its element by Chemistry World

May 28, 202634:15Science & Medicine

This week, we discuss the latest milestone in quantum computational modelling and reveal the common laboratory item causing strange readings in microplastics research with Frankie Macpherson and Patrick Walter. A new hyb...

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