Des travaux qui constitueraient un bond en avant de 800 ans en science des matériaux ? Mettant en avant une impressionnante accélération de la recherche, Google annonce qu’une intelligence artificielle, développée par sa société Deepmind, a découvert de nouveaux matériaux dans la gamme du cristal. Ces matériaux  pourraient constituer la base de technologies plus vertes :  “we share the discovery of 2.2 million new crystals – equivalent to nearly 800 years’ worth of knowledge. We introduce Graph Networks for Materials Exploration (GNoME), our new deep learning tool that dramatically increases the speed and efficiency of discovery by predicting the stability of new materials. With GNoME, we’ve multiplied the number of technologically viable materials known to humanity. Of its 2.2 million predictions, 380,000 are the most stable, making them promising candidates for experimental synthesis. Among these candidates are materials that have the potential to develop future transformative technologies ranging from superconductors, powering supercomputers, and next-generation batteries to boost the efficiency of electric vehicles (…) To build a more sustainable future, we need new materials. GNoME has discovered 380,000 stable crystals that hold the potential to develop greener technologies – from better batteries for electric cars, to superconductors for more efficient computing“.

Nommée, GNoME, Graph Networks for Materials Exploration, l’IA est présentée par Deepmind comme “our new deep learning tool that dramatically increases the speed and efficiency of discovery by predicting the stability of new materials.  learning tool that dramatically increases the speed and efficiency of discovery by predicting the stability of new materials“.

Les travaux ont fait l’objet d’une publication dans le magazine  Nature, le 29 novembre 2023.