Quantum meets chemistry, opening galaxy of possibility

As any physicist will tell you, chemistry is really all about physics. But while physical understanding of atoms and their quantum nature has progressed by leaps and bounds in the last century, not all of those insights have produced radical changes in chemistry. A mix of experience, intuition and trial-and-error still largely guides the joining of atoms to create compounds, the new materials for the next generation of drugs, batteries, auto parts and other products.