01 Contact
Let's discover something together.
We build an AI scientist alongside the laboratories where it works, and the work only gets better with more people testing ideas against reality. If you are a scientist, an engineer, an industry partner, an investor, or a builder, this is the place to reach us. Tell us what you are chasing, and we will tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
Written by a person, read by a person. Every message reaches the team directly, and we answer the ones we can act on first.
02 Reach us
One short note is enough to start.
You do not need a polished pitch or a finished proposal. A clear description of the problem, the material, or the collaboration you have in mind gives us more than enough to know where a conversation should go.
We read everything that comes in. Research collaborations, industry partnerships, questions about the grant program, people who want to build here, and the occasional note that does not fit any box are all welcome. Use the form, or reach us the old way.
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03 Who we hope to hear from
A few of the conversations we are always open to.
This is not an exhaustive list, and the box marked "something else" is there for good reason. But if one of these sounds like you, do not hesitate.
Scientists and engineers
Test ideas against reality
If you work in the physical sciences and want a hypothesis carried into a real experiment, or you want to build the systems that run one autonomously, we should talk.
Industry partners
Bring us a hard problem
We already work alongside a semiconductor manufacturer on chip heat dissipation, training agents that help its people interpret data and iterate faster. If you have a materials problem, describe it.
Outside researchers
The grant program
We support researchers working at the same frontier, so the whole field can test ideas against reality faster. Tell us what you would run with the room to run it.
04 Before you write
What helps us answer well.
A message with a little substance gets a better reply than a vague one. None of this is required, but any of it moves the conversation forward.
The problem, in one line
The property, material, or bottleneck you care about, stated plainly. A superconductor at a higher temperature, a heat-dissipation limit, a dataset that does not exist yet.
Where you are today
What you have tried, what you can measure, and what you are still missing. Negative results count here as much as anywhere.
What a good outcome looks like
Whether you are after a collaboration, a partnership, a grant, or a role, telling us the shape of success helps us route you to the right conversation.