Robotics and machine learning are combined to predict and prepare a variety of nanocomposite materials with properties mimicking those of various types of plastics, starting from natural building blocks.
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Liu, Z. Artificial intelligence assists the synthesis of all-natural plastic substitutes. Nat. Nanotechnol. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-024-01631-3
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