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AIis frequently overhyped, but one notable exception is its potential to unearth new materials.
AI could dramatically simplify the process.
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Computer models trained to identify patterns in vast chemical datasets could rapidly detect promising candidates.
A new AI tool developed by researchers at the University of Liverpool has demonstrated this capability.
The machine learning (ML) system was recently used to discover four new materials.
In theirstudy paper, the researchers describe their approach as a collaborative ML-human expert workflow.
Scientists then use the rankings to guide their investigations in a targeted way.
Their tool joins a growing range of ML systems designed to unearth new substances.
While wonder materials are traditionally discovered by humans in labs, thenext graphenemay be identified by AI.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
