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Apr 11, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How LLMs Are Uncovering Ultra‑Hard Carbon Allotropes in Minutes

Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong University built a closed‑loop AI framework centered on a large language model that generates and evaluates thousands of carbon structures, rapidly discovering ultra‑hard, highly anisotropic and novel carbon allotropes such as C16_3, C12 and C8 within minutes.