Materials Acceleration Platforms (MAPs): Accelerating Materials Research and Development to Meet Urgent Societal...

Area of Science:

• Materials Science and Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Policy Studies

Background:

• Climate change and materials criticality necessitate urgent global policy responses.
• Sustainable, resilient, and clean solutions require advanced materials (AdMats) for economic prosperity and industrial supply chains.
• Conventional research is too slow to meet the demands of the green transition.

Purpose of the Study:

• To provide an overview of challenges, projects, and building blocks for Materials Acceleration Platforms (MAPs).
• To identify remaining gaps in the development and implementation of MAPs.
• To propose measures for overcoming identified gaps and accelerating the green transition.

Main Methods:

• Literature review and analysis of existing projects.
• Identification of digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence, Smart Automation, and High-Performance Computing.
• Conceptualization of Materials Acceleration Platforms (MAPs) as a critical path.

Main Results:

• Digital technologies integrated into MAPs offer a pathway to accelerate the green transition.
• MAPs leverage AI, automation, and HPC to overcome limitations of traditional research.
• Existing projects and building blocks for MAPs have been identified.

Conclusions:

• MAPs are essential for accelerating the development and deployment of advanced materials needed for sustainability.
• Overcoming identified gaps in MAPs requires collaborative efforts between industry, academia, and government.
• Strategic implementation of MAPs is crucial for achieving global climate and economic goals.