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AI agents identify two room-temperature magnetic semiconductor candidates

Original: Opus 5.5 agents discover two room-temperature magnetic semiconductor candidates

AI agents running on Anthropic's Opus 5.5 model are reported to have discovered two candidate materials that could act as magnetic semiconductors at room temperature. Such materials are a long-sought goal in electronics, as they could enable spintronic devices that combine memory and logic. The work, published by vals.ai, is drawing attention for suggesting autonomous AI systems can produce genuine materials-science findings.

Why now: AI-driven scientific discovery hitting a materials breakthrough that has eluded researchers for decades

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