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Berkeley Lab’s AI Modeling Predicts Solid-State Reactions Rapidly, Drastically Cutting Time-to-Commercialization for New Materials
Berkeley Lab USA Overview Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed an AI modeling approach that accurately and rapidly predicts how solid-state reactions unfold over time. This first-of-its-kind predictive model accounts for atomic tra... -
UW Researchers Develop Inverse Design Framework: Physics-Based ML Achieves 60% Higher Thermal Conductivity and 10% Cost Reduction for Multifunctional Materials
UW News USA Overview University of Washington (UW) researchers have developed a new 'inverse design framework' that integrates physics-based modeling and machine learning to accelerate the discovery of multifunctional materials. This fra... -
Brewer Science Strengthens U.S. Semiconductor Supply Chain with Acquisition of Heraeus Epurio’s Semiconductor Chemicals Business
Brewer Science, Inc. USA Overview Brewer Science has acquired Heraeus Epurio's semiconductor chemicals business, bolstering its materials science foundation and strategic position in next-generation chipmaking chemistry. The acquisition ... -
MIT Chemists Design Impact-Resistant Plastics: Introducing Weak Bonds Boosts Polystyrene and Rubber Toughness by up to 60%
MIT News USA Overview MIT chemists have developed a novel design strategy that significantly enhances the impact resistance of plastics like polystyrene and rubber. This innovation involves strategically introducing weaker bonds within t... -
Apple Acquires Czech Materials Science Startup PlasmaSolve to Bolster Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities
Dealroom News (via Mondaq) USA Overview Apple has acquired PlasmaSolve, a Czech materials science startup specializing in simulation software for plasma-based production processes. PlasmaSolve's flagship product, MatSight, aids in design... -
MIT Breakthrough: Air-Stable, Ultrathin Superconductors Grown Under Graphene Enable Scalable Quantum Devices
MIT News USA Overview MIT researchers have developed a method to create large, uniform areas of ultrathin superconducting material (niobium diselenide) that remain stable in air. This is achieved by growing the superconductor underneath ... -
Massive Discovery: 9,139 Novel Low-Dimensional Materials Uncovered, Including 887 Exfoliable 2D Materials, via Universal Computational Strategy
Vertex AI Search (Google Cloud) Unknown Overview Researchers have discovered 9,139 novel low-dimensional materials by combining universal machine-learning interatomic potentials (UMLIPs) with an interatomic force constant-based method. T... -
Accelerating Materials Discovery with Integrated AI: From Generative Design to Autonomous Realization
Vertex AI Search (Google Cloud) USA Overview A comprehensive review highlights emerging AI methodologies for accelerated materials discovery, emphasizing the integration of computational design, data infrastructure, synthesis planning, a... -
Functional Materials Weekly Report August 2, 2026
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Purdue University Engineers Develop Cobalt-Aluminum Alloy Up to 10x Stronger Than Steel with Exceptional Flexibility
ScienceDaily (Purdue University) USA Overview Purdue University engineers have successfully transformed a typically brittle cobalt-aluminum compound into a new ultra-strong, flexible alloy boasting 6-10 times the yield strength of high-s...
