Elsa Olivetti

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

Active researcher at MIT

MIT researchers have built a model called CLaC that reads a crystal's three-dimensional atomic arrangement alongside text descriptions. Their paper appeared in Nature Communications on August 26, and MIT News described the work on October 18.

Updated Oct 23

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There are sometimes these step changes within materials science around algorithmic integration toward useful tools, which the community uses to further advance the field. This approach helps us see more deeply into three-dimensional structures and link structures to property and processing. I hope this can be one of those step changes.

from MIT model pairs 3D crystal structures with text to help AI identify materials · Updated Oct 23