Lee Cronin
@leecronin.bsky.social
Regius Professor. Scientist, Chemist, Inventor, CEO of Chemify. Fascinated & in a state of confusion & optimism. Trying to digitize chemistry & make alien life.
With AI I can be both chemist & director.
October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
With AI I can be both chemist & director.
Here is Quantum Chemputation conceptually. Go from the physical properties you want to a possible molecular graph, but then apply the rules of synthetic chemistry to ensure it is Chemputatable and therefore makable.
October 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Here is Quantum Chemputation conceptually. Go from the physical properties you want to a possible molecular graph, but then apply the rules of synthetic chemistry to ensure it is Chemputatable and therefore makable.
Causation requires matter. But causal matter requires evolution.
September 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Causation requires matter. But causal matter requires evolution.
Digital chemistry won’t just happen by bolting a chatbot to a liquid handling robot. It needs a fundamental new approach to allow the programming of matter, or chemputation. The theory & practical implementation is outlined here: arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
Chemputer and Chemputation -- A Universal Chemical Compound Synthesis Machine
Chemputation reframes synthesis as the programmable execution of reaction code on a universally re-configurable hardware graph. Here we prove that a chemputer equipped with a finite, but extensible, s...
arxiv.org
August 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Digital chemistry won’t just happen by bolting a chatbot to a liquid handling robot. It needs a fundamental new approach to allow the programming of matter, or chemputation. The theory & practical implementation is outlined here: arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
Chemputation will lead to an exponential growth of the number of molecules synthetically accessible. It transcends the limits of manual labor by using a Turing-like ontology for error correction to ensure we can go deeper into chemical space. arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
August 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Chemputation will lead to an exponential growth of the number of molecules synthetically accessible. It transcends the limits of manual labor by using a Turing-like ontology for error correction to ensure we can go deeper into chemical space. arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
AI is showing us that creativity sits in an entirely different category to data retrieval.
July 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
AI is showing us that creativity sits in an entirely different category to data retrieval.
Chemputation is universal.
July 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Chemputation is universal.
So we opened the worlds first Chemifarm today! www.chemify.io
June 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
So we opened the worlds first Chemifarm today! www.chemify.io
Now in 2025, Chemify is opening the worlds first Chemifarm, which is the first commercial facility for chemputation able to do chemical design, discovery, & manufacture on demand. www.chemifyx.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Now in 2025, Chemify is opening the worlds first Chemifarm, which is the first commercial facility for chemputation able to do chemical design, discovery, & manufacture on demand. www.chemifyx.com
Making digital chemistry truly universal for chemputation (digital control of chemsitry) required a new approach to hardware, wetware, & software with the development of XDL. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Now the theory showing universality is done. arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
June 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Making digital chemistry truly universal for chemputation (digital control of chemsitry) required a new approach to hardware, wetware, & software with the development of XDL. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Now the theory showing universality is done. arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
In 2012 I had a dream of universal digital chemistry for chemputation inspired by 3D printing technology. By 2016 we made a key advance. We went from a vision to a universal code for organic synthesis - in this case making Ibuprofen in a hacked 3D printer. www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/article...
June 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In 2012 I had a dream of universal digital chemistry for chemputation inspired by 3D printing technology. By 2016 we made a key advance. We went from a vision to a universal code for organic synthesis - in this case making Ibuprofen in a hacked 3D printer. www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/article...
This helps redefine what a molecule is & that blows my mind. arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
Chemputer and Chemputation - A Universal Chemical Compound Synthesis Machine
Chemputation, the execution of code controlled reaction pathways on universally reconfigurable hardware, offers a route to treating chemical synthesis as a formally computable i.e. chemputable process...
arxiv.org
June 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This helps redefine what a molecule is & that blows my mind. arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
Want to know why Chemputation redefines the very concept of what a molecule is? Updated preprint arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
May 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Want to know why Chemputation redefines the very concept of what a molecule is? Updated preprint arxiv.org/abs/2408.09171
Well we know what molecules are according to the text books, but do we know what Molecules are according the theory of Chemputation…this is coming soon (Molecules from molecules is a play on Humans from humans by @aptshadow.bsky.social).
April 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well we know what molecules are according to the text books, but do we know what Molecules are according the theory of Chemputation…this is coming soon (Molecules from molecules is a play on Humans from humans by @aptshadow.bsky.social).
Just finished redefining the idea of a molecule using assembly theory. Will preprint soon.
April 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Just finished redefining the idea of a molecule using assembly theory. Will preprint soon.
Reposted by Lee Cronin
SCAM ALERT. This is a fake conference that ripped off my and other people’s names to trick people into registering. There is no such conference that I or the others shown were invited or agreed to. We are working to try to get this fraud taken down from the web.
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Join Chemsymposia 2026: Research & Innovation | ChemSymposia 2026
Join us at Chemsymposia 2026 to discover groundbreaking research in physics applications. Connect with experts, engage in insightful discussions, and explore our venue, registration details, and speak...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
SCAM ALERT. This is a fake conference that ripped off my and other people’s names to trick people into registering. There is no such conference that I or the others shown were invited or agreed to. We are working to try to get this fraud taken down from the web.
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The ghost of computation makes us believe that computation is fundamental. There is no physical basis for this. Computation is a human construct
April 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The ghost of computation makes us believe that computation is fundamental. There is no physical basis for this. Computation is a human construct
Chemputers can be programmed using our chemical programming language (XDL) to make molecular machines. Great work by the team dlvr.it/TJsSjt Video done in collaboration with SciCommStudios.
March 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Chemputers can be programmed using our chemical programming language (XDL) to make molecular machines. Great work by the team dlvr.it/TJsSjt Video done in collaboration with SciCommStudios.
To solve intelligence you need to solve life, to solve life you need to solve the origin of life. Assembly theory aims to make progress across the board but progress is not guaranteed.
March 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
To solve intelligence you need to solve life, to solve life you need to solve the origin of life. Assembly theory aims to make progress across the board but progress is not guaranteed.
Academia is under attack by the tech bros, which is hilarious because all their ‘tech’ was invented in academia.
March 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Academia is under attack by the tech bros, which is hilarious because all their ‘tech’ was invented in academia.
Critical thinking, freedom of speech, & freedom to disagree are hard won & should be hard won every single day. Don’t take them for granted with nonsensical isms.
March 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Critical thinking, freedom of speech, & freedom to disagree are hard won & should be hard won every single day. Don’t take them for granted with nonsensical isms.
Saturday night radioactivity.
March 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Saturday night radioactivity.
Chemputers are Turing complete & this is going to accelerate chemistry dramatically. Chem/acc
January 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Chemputers are Turing complete & this is going to accelerate chemistry dramatically. Chem/acc
Ridge surfing in Sedona.
January 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Ridge surfing in Sedona.