Omar Yaghi, the winner of last year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has left the United States to lead a new AI-driven research centre at China’s Tsinghua University.The 61-year-old materials scientist will head a team working on ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform the design and synthesis of new materials and shorten their development cycle “by orders of magnitude”, Tsinghua said on Friday.Speaking at his appointment ceremony, Yaghi said he hoped to develop materials to tackle major environmental challenges such as water shortages, carbon neutrality and sustainable development.
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Nobel-winning materials scientist Omar Yaghi joins China’s Tsinghua University from the US
Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi has moved from the United States to China to lead a new AI-driven research center at Tsinghua University. The 61-year-old materials scientist will head a team focused on using artificial intelligence to revolutionize the design and synthesis of new materials, aiming to significantly accelerate their development.
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Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi has moved from the United States to China to lead a new AI-driven research center at Tsinghua University. The 61-year-old materials scientist will head a team focused on using artificial intelligence to revolutionize the design and synthesis of new materials, aiming to significantly accelerate their development. At his appointment ceremony, Yaghi expressed his goal of developing materials to address critical environmental issues, including water scarcity, carbon neutrality, and sustainable development. Tsinghua University announced on Friday that this initiative is expected to shorten material development cycles by "orders of magnitude."
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Yaghi aims to develop materials to address environmental challenges like water scarcity, carbon neutrality, and sustainable development.
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Omar Yaghi, Nobel Prize winner for chemistry, has moved from the US to lead a new AI research center at Tsinghua University in China.
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