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Dopamine-Decorated Cellulose Nanofiber Aerogel Composites Deliver Multifunctional Fire Safety, Thermal Storage, and Noise Reduction
The Royal Society of Chemistry UK Overview Researchers have developed dopamine-decorated cellulose nanofiber aerogel-based phase change composites (CDAEs) that overcome common challenges in PCMs such as leakage, low thermal conductivity,... -
CEMDI-PAIMS Symposium: Canada-Japan Initiative Advances Materials Discovery via Computational Science & AI
EurekAlert! (INRS, PAIMS network of Japan) Canada Overview The CEMDI-PAIMS Symposium, a Canada-Japan initiative, recently concluded, focusing on accelerating materials discovery through computational materials science, AI, data, experime... -
Japanese Scientists Develop Transparent Self-Healing Polymer, Recovers 95% Toughness at Room Temperature
Facebook (University of Tokyo, Osaka University Materials Science Department, Science Magazine, MIT) Japan Overview Japanese researchers have developed a transparent self-healing polymer based on polyether-thioureas that can repair itsel... -
University of Tennessee Secures $20M NSF Grant for ATHENA: Pioneering AI-Driven Autonomous Materials Discovery
University of Tennessee, Tickle College of Engineering USA Overview The University of Tennessee (UT) has been awarded a $20 million NSF grant to establish ATHENA, an Advanced Testbed for High-throughput Experimentation in Nano- and Atomi... -
Argonne Lab’s ‘DONUT’ AI Accelerates X-ray Data Analysis Tenfold for Real-Time Materials Discovery
Argonne National Laboratory News Room USA Overview Argonne National Laboratory has developed DONUT, a physics-aware machine learning tool that enables real-time X-ray data analysis at the Advanced Photon Source (APS). DONUT allows materi... -
Deep Intelligent Pharma Expands AI Platform, Drastically Shortening Advanced Materials Discovery Cycle
FinancialContent (Deep Intelligent Pharma) USA Overview Deep Intelligent Pharma (DIP) has significantly expanded its AI for materials science platform to accelerate the discovery and optimization of advanced materials across diverse fiel... -
Functional Materials Weekly Report August 9, 2026
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Accelerating Functional Materials Development with New Multiscale Molecular Design Framework for Thermogelling Polymers Mimicking Biological Tissues
ChemRxiv USA Overview A recent review paper introduces a novel framework for multiscale molecular design of thermogelling polymers, aiming to synthesize materials that mimic biological tissues. This framework integrates precise polymer s... -
New AI Framework “DATUM” Harmonizes Nanomaterial Synthesis Data Across Literature and Labs with High Accuracy, Boosting Reproducibility
ChemRxiv USA Overview A new preprint introduces "DATUM," an AI-based multimodal framework that accurately harmonizes nanomaterial synthesis data extracted from literature with laboratory measurements. DATUM addresses data consistency and... -
AI Curation Outperforms Expert Curation in Battery Materials Database Construction, Benchmarking Study Reveals
ChemRxiv USA Overview A new preprint study reveals that AI-assisted curation can achieve comparable or superior efficiency and accuracy compared to expert curation in constructing battery materials databases. This benchmarking research c...
