LOS ALTOS, Calif., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 18, 2024) —Toyota Research Institute (TRI) proclaims a multiyear, multimillion-dollar problem geared toward closing the hole between latest advances in AI prediction of latest supplies and discovering the precise “recipe” wanted to make these hypothetical supplies in the actual world.

Researchers can presently use AI and simulation to seek out tens of millions of novel supplies at unprecedented charges. While that is encouraging, a bottleneck happens when making an attempt to create these supplies within the laboratory. Developing the recipe to create even a single new materials within the lab – the act of synthesis – can take years.

“Accelerating the synthesis of computer-predicted materials could be a game changer in the development of advanced technologies such as EV batteries,” stated Brian Storey, TRI’s Senior Director of Energy & Materials. “That’s why TRI is trying something new. We are inviting the best researchers in this field to bring fresh thinking to help close the gap between the computer and the lab.”

“When we started TRI in 2016, one of our founding principles was that we would enthusiastically pursue collaboration with others and avoid the ‘not invented here’ syndrome,” stated Gill Pratt, Chief Scientist for Toyota Motor Corporation and CEO of TRI. “Our intention is to shave years off the new materials discovery process by creating a collaborative research challenge amongst academics and research partners around the world.”

The Synthesis Advanced Research Challenge will present funding for 4 of probably the most promising concepts submitted for utilizing synthetic intelligence and simulation to synthesize new supplies for the following era of EVs and different rising expertise functions.

Submissions ought to ideally mix revolutionary approaches leveraging latest methodological advances with a compelling plan for collaboration. The software is open to school professors and nationwide laboratory scientists, and early-career scientists are particularly inspired to use.

Beyond the automotive business, developments in supplies synthesis have the potential to catalyze broader scientific discoveries and technological improvements.

Learn extra about this problem materials scientists are attempting to resolve on TRI’s Medium blog. To apply, please assessment the request for proposals.

The submission deadline is June 1, 2024.

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