A Johns Hopkins University engineer has developed a specialized AI tool that could do for materials scientists what ChatGPT has done for coders and writers. The new system, called ChatGPT Materials Explorer, or CME, could speed the discovery of everything from advanced batteries to tougher alloys, according to findings appearing in Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation. CME pulls its information from materials science databases, so its answers can be trusted by materials scientists." Kamal Choudhary ChatGPT Materials Explorer inventor "Before, I would ask regular ChatGPT for the molecular structure notation of ibuprofen, and it would give an incorrect or generic response. "What started as a fun project on the weekends has turned into something that could be a useful career resource for materials scientists."