arXiv Machine Learning

Generative and multimodal AI for materials prediction and design: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

arXiv:2607. 21660v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating materials prediction and design by enabling efficient exploration of chemical and structural spaces, with particular promise for novel materials discovery.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 2

Towards Automated Discovery: A Review of Generative Models, Multimodal Learning and Closed-Loop Workflows in Inverse Materials Design

arXiv:2606. 02507v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Inverse materials design is shifting materials discovery from forward prediction to targeted proposal of candidates that satisfy objectives under physical constraints.

By Anand Babu, Rog\'erio Almeida Gouv\^ea, Gian-Marco Rignanese
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 20

Chemical filters for ultra-high-throughput materials screening and generation

Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming materials design by enabling de novo exploration of immense chemical spaces. Yet a large proportion of AI-generated compositions remain implausible, violating established chemical principles, which limits the reliability and interpretability of generative materials design.

arXiv AI
Jun 9

CatalyticMLLM: A Graph-Text Multimodal Large Language Model for Catalytic Materials

arXiv:2605. 17254v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Property prediction and inverse structural design of catalytic materials are typically modeled as two independent tasks: the former predicts target properties from given structures, whereas the latter generates candidate structures according to desired properties.

By Yanjie Li, Jian Xu, Xu-Yao Zhang, Shiming Xiang, Nian Ran, Weijun Li, Cheng-Lin Liu
arXiv AI
Jun 9

MatMind: A Structure-Activity Knowledge-Driven Generative Foundation Model for Materials Science

arXiv:2606. 07712v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Progress in AI-driven crystal materials science has so far been carried by narrow architectures purpose-built for individual tasks -- graph neural networks for property prediction, diffusion and flow-matching models for crystal generation -- each excelling within its niche yet unable to act as a shared backbone across the full spectrum of materials problems.

By Zhan'ao Yao, Boxuan Zhang, Jingyuan Shu, Xiaoyu Wu, Rongyan Wang, Linjing Li, Dajun Zeng, Yudong Yao, Tingwei Chen, Youwei Wang, Xiaolin Zhao, Jiahui Shi, Jianjun Liu
arXiv AI
Jul 28

Physics-Guided Generative AI for Property-Targeted 3D Porous Media Design

arXiv:2607. 24274v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Inverse design of three-dimensional porous media is central to applications in filtration, catalysis, energy storage, fuel cells, thermal management, and biomedical scaffolds, but remains challenging because many distinct pore geometries can share similar porosity or permeability while small structural changes can strongly affect transport behaviour.

By Peng Wang
arXiv AI
Jun 16

Can Artificial Intelligence Accelerate Technological Progress? Researchers' Perspectives on AI in Manufacturing and Materials Science

arXiv:2511. 14007v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) raises expectations of substantial increases in rates of technological progress, but such anticipations are often not connected to detailed ground-level studies of AI use in innovation processes.

By John P. Nelson, Olajide Olugbade, Philip Shapira, Justin B. Biddle