Born-Qualified: Autonomous Framework for Advanced Materials Deployment

A new autonomous development strategy called 'born-qualified' aims to bridge the 'valley of death' for advanced energy and electronic materials by embedding manufacturability, cost, and durability constraints from the outset. The approach is built on four pillars: multi-objective metrics, causal models, modular infrastructure, and embedding manufacturing in the discovery loop. The framework addresses the common problem of materials that show promise in laboratory metrics but fail to achieve industrial viability. Realizing this vision requires sustained community-wide commitment, with potential returns commensurate with the challenge. The paper is available on arXiv under the title 'Born-Qualified: An Autonomous Framework for Deploying Advanced Energy and Electronic Materials' (arXiv:2605.00639).