The Nornickel Palladium Technology Center has opened in the Vorobyovy Gory Science and Technology Valley of Moscow State University. One of the main tasks is to use artificial intelligence to create new materials and alloys for one hundred industries, said Dmitry Izotov, Director of the Center.
The program is called "One Hundred Palladium Patents." It is planned to launch 10–15 projects annually to develop new materials. The center supports the process throughout the entire life cycle — from the idea to the introduction of technology in large foreign industries. Izotov clarified that the new technology should be put into industrial operation as early as the third year after the idea is formed.
Sergey Saltykov, Head of Research and Development at the Palladium Technology Center, explained that the capabilities of AI in materials science are not yet as developed as in medicine or pharmaceuticals. This is due to the huge number of factors influencing the creation of a new alloy and the lack of reliable models capable of generating a material with desired properties. However, he is convinced that this moment is not far off: computing power is growing, and AI will definitely start offering new materials.
Saltykov added that the center is already integrating AI into the development process at all stages. In the future, the neural network will have to compile an optimal matrix of experiments, which will allow faster verification and correction of properties, and then automate laboratory processes — from synthesis to material certification.