- KR Bharat
- 2025-09-24
Researchers have developed an AI model that predicts atomic arrangements in crystal structures, streamlining the discovery of new materials for technologies like solar panels and computer chips.
A new artificial intelligence model, CrystaLLM, has been developed to predict how atoms arrange themselves in crystal structures. This breakthrough could accelerate the discovery of new materials used in technologies such as batteries, computer chips, and solar cells.
Created by researchers at the University of Reading and University College London, CrystaLLM operates like AI chatbots, learning the “language” of crystals by analyzing millions of existing crystal structures.
Published today (December 6) in Nature Communications, the system will be made available to the scientific community to support advancements in material discovery.
