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Full-data accuracy with fewer labels for training and fine-tuning machine-learning force fields

arXiv:2607. 14486v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Machine-learning force fields (MLFFs) are reliable only near their training distribution, making efficient construction of diverse training sets a major bottleneck for both train-from-scratch and foundation fine-tuning workflows.

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Inverse design of bespoke interatomic potentials via active learning by information-matching

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By Yonatan Kurniawan (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA), Logan D. Williams (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA), Amit Samanta (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA), Ilia Nikiforov (Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA), Daniel Schwalbe-Koda (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Mark K. Transtrum (Cross Stream Consulting, Springville, UT, USA), Ellad B. Tadmor (Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA), Vincenzo Lordi (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA), Vasily V. Bulatov (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA)
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arXiv Machine Learning
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Active rejection enables reliable generalization of universal machine-learning interatomic potentials

arXiv:2607. 09456v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Universal machine learning interatomic potentials (uMLIPs) bridge quantum-mechanical accuracy and large-scale molecular dynamics, but the cost of high-accuracy calculations such as r$^2$SCAN limits training to datasets that remain small relative to the open materials space.

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ElemeNet: Multiscale Molecular Machine Learning with Uncertainty Quantification Across the Periodic Table

arXiv:2606. 30961v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Advances in deep learning architectures and representations have enabled ML-driven chemical property prediction, but state-of-the-art (SOTA) models have remained largely confined to independent codebases and lack support for diverse chemical species.

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arXiv Machine Learning
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Distilling latent electrostatics from foundation machine learning interatomic potentials

arXiv:2606. 15001v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Foundation machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) have enabled atomistic simulations across broad regions of chemical and materials space, but many remain computationally expensive and lack explicit electrostatics, limiting their use for systems governed by long-range interactions and electrical response.

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arXiv Machine Learning
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Evaluating Universal Machine Learning Force Fields Against Experimental Measurements

arXiv:2508. 05762v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Universal machine learning force fields (UMLFFs) promise to revolutionize materials science by enabling rapid atomistic simulations across the periodic table.

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Robust and Interpretable Adaptation of Equivariant Materials Foundation Models via Sparsity-promoting Fine-tuning

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GFFMERGE: Efficient Merging of Graph Neural Force Fields and Beyond

arXiv:2606. 03232v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have revolutionized Neural Force Fields for atomistic simulations, achieving near-quantum accuracy at reduced cost, yet adapting these models to new chemical systems requires expensive retraining of foundation models.

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