Nanostructures are the basis for a wide variety of new materials or electronic components. However, building them is very time-consuming. A research group led by TU Graz solid-state physicist Oliver Hofmann now wants to take the construction of nanostructures to a new level using artificial intelligence. "We want to develop a self-learning AI system that positions individual molecules quickly, specifically and in the right orientation," summarises Hofmann. The Austrian Science Fund FWF is funding this project with 1.19 million euros over five years. Leonhard Grill from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Graz is also on board. He will test the AI structures using a scanning tunnelling microscope.
>> more about the project on the TU Graz website