Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

CTOnews.com November 14 news, CTOnews.com learned from the official public number of the University of Science and Technology of China that Mars immigration has always been a human dream! The first thing to overcome is the lack of oxygen in the Martian environment. Because water exists on mars, scientists are pursuing the goal of using solar-powered electrocatalytic decomposition of water to produce oxygen. However, humans cannot survive in the oxygen-free Martian environment for a long time, and it is difficult to create catalysts on Mars from local materials. Recently, Professor Luo Yi, Jiang Jun and Shang Weiwei of University of Science and Technology of China cooperated with researcher Zhang Zhe of Deep Space Exploration Laboratory to complete the complex optimization work that ordinary human chemists need to do in 2000 within two months by using the "Xiaolai" platform of machine chemist of China University of Science and Technology, and prepared practical oxygen-producing electrocatalyst by using Martian meteorite.

In the Machine Chemist Laboratory of the University of Science and Technology of China, you can see a robot "Xiaolai" with a "solid" shape but flexible movements. On the one hand, it can quickly read a large number of scientific research papers and patents and "learn" the knowledge and experience of predecessors. On the other hand, it can also do scientific calculations and "think" about the relationship between chemical structure and properties. More importantly, it can tirelessly carry out scientific research "practice," shuttle through chemical laboratories, extend robotic arms to prepare reagents, operate scientific research instruments, and collect experimental data. "After the experimental data is processed, it is input into the small computing brain to generate an artificial intelligence model that blends theory and reality to help researchers optimize the experimental scheme. "Jiang Jun said.

In this work, Xiao Lai undertook the task of using unknown Martian meteorites to create useful oxygen-producing catalysts without guidance. First, it used a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy device to analyze the meteorite's elemental composition. Then, it carries out theoretical simulation to provide calculation big data, and on the other hand weighs Mars meteorite, prepares raw material solution, stirs, centrifuges, absorbs liquid, dries, purifies, prepares catalyst, tests performance and obtains experimental data. The small brain processes theoretical and experimental data in real time to build intelligent predictive models. Finally, the intelligent model predicts the Martian meteorite mix needed for the best catalyst and guides the robot to make it. At present,"Xiaolai" has successfully used five kinds of Martian meteorites to create an excellent catalyst with high stability and high activity under unmanned conditions, which can continuously decompose water and produce oxygen in extreme Martian environment. This also shows that the machine chemist "Xiaolai" can independently carry out experimental operation and optimization, not limited by unknown environment, complete a large number of experimental and calculation tasks in a short time under extreme environment that human beings are incompetent, quickly find the best combination from millions of possible formulas, and greatly improve the research and development efficiency of new materials and new chemicals.

This landmark research achievement was published in the international journal Nature Synthesis under the title of "Automated synthesis of oxygen-producing catalysts from Martian meteorites by a robotic AI chemist," and was selected as a hot paper of the current period by the editor and highly praised. This work successfully demonstrated the intelligent whole process of creating chemicals according to local conditions in extraterrestrial galaxies, provided new technical means for future extraterrestrial civilization exploration, and established a unique scheme for realizing in-situ comprehensive utilization of interstellar resources on future lunar and Mars space stations in China. International reviewers commented: "this article reports an exciting approach for synthesizing OER catalyst on Mars by a robotic AI-Chemist system As an example of how AI and automation can come together to design and manufacture complex materials under challenging circumstances (As a typical case of combining artificial intelligence and automation, designing and manufacturing complex materials in challenging environments).

Welcome to subscribe "Shulou Technology Information " to get latest news, interesting things and hot topics in the IT industry, and controls the hottest and latest Internet news, technology news and IT industry trends.