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027 | Beyond Rare Earths: AI and the Race for Better Materials

What if some of today’s most critical material dependencies could be designed away?

In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, hosts Bettina B. Scheibe and Johannes P. Lehmann speak with Dr. Hanh Nguyen, co-founder and CEO of Munich-based alqem, about how AI is changing materials discovery — and why the ability to design, validate and industrialise alternatives to scarce and strategically important resources could become a major competitive advantage.

From electric motors and renewable-energy systems to electronics and advanced manufacturing, modern technologies depend on materials…

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