Atomnaut

Atomnaut provides a 'Human Genome Project' for materials (silicon, steel, tungsten etc.).

What do longer-lasting batteries, practical quantum computers and higher-efficiency solar energy all have in common? New materials & manufacturing processes will make them a reality.

Considering the impact, materials engineering is unacceptably slow and expensive -- 20 years to develop a new material for automotive or aerospace; semiconductor R&D cost $64 billion in 2014, equivalent to Google's annual revenue.

The problem is missing data. Data that describes how atoms control a materials properties. Without it, engineers can't rely on computer models. Slow and expensive trial-and-error experiments must be used.

"without a clear understanding of the structural evolution of a material, it is virtually impossible to make quantitative computational predictions" 2016 Urban et al., Nature Comp. Mat.

Atomnaut completes the picture. Using new imaging technology, every atom - the 3D position and element identity - can be mapped for the first time, a 100x improvement.

Reading this data is reading a material's 'blueprint' or 'DNA'. The data unlocks replacing experiments with computers. New patentable materials and manufacturing processes can be calculated. The Human Genome Project cost $3 billion and returned $500 billion in the first 10 years – a 180x return.

Atomnaut provides:
1. Materials characterization services.
2. Data analytics for design of patentable materials and manufacturing processes.
3. Access to a library of 3D atomic structures, Encyclopedia Atomica.

Sydney, NSW