materials science

Chemicals and materials innovation is entering a new era as Syensqo, recently spun off from the global chemical titan Solvay, forges a strategic AI partnership with Microsoft. This collaboration marks a significant step for both companies—not only in the adoption of cutting-edge technologies...

Density Functional Theory (DFT) has long been a foundational computational method, underpinning a vast array of breakthroughs in chemistry, physics, and materials science. At its core, DFT provides a practical means to predict how matter organizes and interacts at the quantum level, delivering...

The realm of computational chemistry stands on the threshold of a transformative revolution, thanks to a groundbreaking integration of deep learning with density functional theory (DFT). Long considered the workhorse of atomistic simulation, DFT is central to the predictive modeling of molecular...

Scientific discovery is rarely a solo endeavor. The march of progress is propelled by incremental breakthroughs, paradigm shifts, and the relentless curiosity of generations of scientists. Nowhere is this narrative more evident than in the development of density functional theory (DFT)—a quantum...

The rapid convergence of artificial intelligence and scientific research is revolutionizing the laboratory, transforming long-standing rules and processes in the world of discovery. In the last few years, the introduction of highly capable, agent-driven platforms such as Microsoft’s Discovery...

Microsoft’s much-anticipated unveiling of its Discovery platform at Build 2025 signals a pivotal moment in the ongoing reinvention of research and development for science and engineering. Over the past decade, R&D has been touched by artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and...

Few areas in science are as compelling—both for their promise and their difficulty—as the pursuit of nuclear fusion. The quest to replicate the Sun’s inexhaustible energy source on Earth has spanned decades, attracting some of the world’s brightest scientists and engineers. The logic is clear...

The rapid pace of innovation in robotics and materials science has taken another giant leap forward, as Johns Hopkins APL partners with Microsoft to harness the power of AI. This collaboration is poised to accelerate advancements in autonomous robot teaming and the development of novel materials...

A scanning tunneling microscope determines the topography and orientation of the graphene nanoribbons on the atomic scale. In spectroscopy mode, it determines changes in the density of electronic states, from the nanoribbon's interior to its edge. Credit: Crommie et al, Lawrence Berkeley...

Link Removed - Invalid URL The scientist who developed the world’s most sensitive spectrometer for identifying atoms on a material’s surface came to Lehigh recently to give a talk at the only U.S. lab that is equipped with his cutting-edge instrument...

In the Future, Your Car May Be Made of Mushrooms In the future, mushrooms may be as common in cars as they are on pizza. Believe it or not, scientists who are trying to find more sustainable ways to build car parts believe the answers may be found in things such as mushroom roots...

Link Removed Link Removed ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2011) — Glass stronger and tougher than steel? A new type of damage-tolerant metallic glass, demonstrating a strength and toughness beyond that of any known material, has been developed and tested by a collaboration of researchers with the...

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