VSParticle partners with Meta to speed up cleantech material development

Dutch nano-engineering startup VSParticle (VSP) has harbored the power of AI to find new materials for clean-energy technologies. Together with Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (Fair) team and the University of Toronto (UoT), the Delft-based firm has built an open-source database filled with hundreds of electrocatalysts that have been identified, synthesized and tested. The findings mark a major breakthrough in bridging the gap between computational models and experimental studies, bringing us closer to viable clean energy solutions at scale, the partners claim.

“Through this collaboration, we’re breaking new ground in material discovery. It marks a significant leap in our ability to predict and validate materials that are critical for clean-energy solutions. The results we’re seeing with electrocatalysts demonstrate the real-world potential of AI in addressing urgent climate challenges,” says Larry Zitnick, research director at Meta AI.