Materials Informatics Weekly Report May 7, 2026

bioRxiv: ORIGAMI, an Orientation-Aware GNN, Developed for Assessing Multimeric Interfaces of Protein Complex Structures

MDPI: ML-Based Structure-Property Relationship Modeling Boosts Polymer Property Prediction Accuracy

arXiv: PolyGraphPy Unifies Atomistic Simulation and ML-Driven Polymer Design in a Python Framework

Topsoe Declares AI the “Fifth Paradigm” in Materials Science, Poised to Revolutionize Catalysis, Electrolysis, and Battery Design

AI Inverse-Designs “Super-Material” Stronger Than Steel and Lighter Than Foam

Apoha Raises $36M to Scale AI Platform for Designing Proteins, Food Ingredients, and New Materials with Liquid-State Molecular Behavior Data

ResearchGate: NequIP GNN Predicts Amorphous Material Many-Body Interactions at 10,000x Lower Cost than DFT

NC State’s PoLARIS Autonomous Lab Discovers Lead-Free Nanoplatelets in 12 Hours, Accelerating Scientific Discovery by 100x