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AFRL engineer, University of Pennsylvania researcher to discuss autonomous experimentation systems
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – An Air Force Research Laboratory research engineer has coauthored a review of autonomous research systems and their role in advancing future developments in materials science. The article, currently available online at https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(21)00306-4 and set to be published in the journal Matter, explores the current and future state of […]
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