journal article·2004-10-01Open access

Looking for design in materials design

M. E. Eberhart, D. P. Clougherty

Nature Materials· Volume 3· Issue 10

Abstract

Despite great advances in computation, materials design is still science fiction. The construction of structure-property relations on the quantum scale will turn computational empiricism into true design.
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OpenAlex topics: Surface Chemistry and Catalysis · Machine Learning in Materials Science · Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

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