Born-Qualified: An Autonomous Framework for Deploying Advanced Energy and Electronic Materials
Steven R. Spurgeon, Milad Abolhasani, Frederick Baddour, Ryan B. Comes, Vinayak P. Dravid + 26 more
TLDR
Born-Qualified is an autonomous framework that integrates manufacturability, cost, and durability into materials discovery to overcome deployment challenges.
Key contributions
- Integrates manufacturability, cost, and durability into early-stage materials discovery.
- Utilizes multi-objective metrics to balance lab performance with industrial viability.
- Employs causal models and modular infrastructure for robust autonomous development.
- Embeds manufacturing considerations directly within the discovery process.
Why it matters
Many promising materials never reach deployment due to a focus on lab metrics over industrial viability. This framework offers a solution by integrating manufacturability, cost, and durability from the start, accelerating the deployment of advanced energy materials.
Original Abstract
Autonomous science is transforming how we discover materials and chemical systems for advanced energy technologies. However, many initially promising systems never reach deployment. This "valley of death" stems from optimization that prioritizes laboratory metrics over industrial viability. We propose a new strategy: "born-qualified" autonomous development, which embeds manufacturability, cost, and durability constraints from the outset. This approach is enabled by four pillars, including the development of multi-objective metrics, causal models, a modular infrastructure, and embedding manufacturing in the discovery loop. Realizing this vision will require sustained, community-wide commitment, but the potential return on that investment is commensurate with the scale of the challenge.
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