Google DeepMind AI reveals potential for thousands of new materials

Google DeepMind has utilized artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure of over 2 million new materials, potentially improving real-world technologies such as batteries, solar panels, and computer chips. The AI firm stated that nearly 400,000 of these hypothetical material designs could soon be produced in laboratory conditions. The research, published in the science journal Nature, aims to accelerate the discovery and synthesis of new materials, which is often a time-consuming process. DeepMind’s AI was trained on data from the Materials Project and the company plans to share its findings with the research community to foster further breakthroughs.