Materials by design: A radical shift in transforming bulk matter into useful technology

(Phys.org)—Statistical physics – the branch of physics that solves physical problem by using methods of probability theory and statistics (specifically, mathematical tools for large populations, approximations, and other fields with an inherently stochastic nature) – excels at predicting the properties of materials for given parameters. However, the inverse ability to identify required components and their structural configuration for given target properties is still in its nas