Elsa Olivetti

Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering; co-author

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MIT model pairs 3D crystal structures with text to help AI identify materials

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A materials database stores crystal structures, but the AI reading it could only see text, not the 3D arrangement of atoms. MIT researchers published a model in Nature Communications that merges the two, giving the AI a direct view of atomic geometry and bonding.

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