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AI automates the creation of custom functional materials atom by atom
Imagine a construction site where the bricks are individual molecules and the "cranes" are microscopic needles so sharp they can feel a single atom.
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Scientists report that an artificial‑intelligence system can now assemble custom functional materials atom by atom, using microscopic needles that can manipulate single atoms. The new method automates a process that previously required manual, error‑prone manipulation at the atomic scale.
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