The Lab
A Digital-First Platform for Breakthrough Materials
The Materials Discovery Research Institute Lab is a fully digital, AI-native facility built to speed up materials discovery. With integrated data capture, automation, and robotics, it transforms traditional research into a rapid, real-time innovation engine.
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An integrated platform
A New Model for Materials Discovery
MDRI is reshaping the way materials are discovered and developed. As the world’s first AI-native lab, it captures data across every stage, from molecular modeling to device fabrication, integrating automation, robotics, and computational chemistry into one unified system. This approach accelerates breakthroughs and delivers a faster, more scalable path from concept to real-world impact.
Characterization Lab
The Characterization Lab delivers rapid, high-throughput analysis of material properties using advanced imaging and spectroscopy. It links structure to performance in real time, providing critical data that drives faster, smarter iteration across the discovery pipeline.
D8 Advance - perfectly designed for all X-ray powder diffraction & scattering applications. D8 ADVANCE – the future-proof solution in X-ray diffraction.
The energy transition needed to fight climate change includes new technologies, including energy storage. Standards help ensure this transition is safe.
The Bruker Vutara VXL super-resolution microscope incorporates industry-leading single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) technology in a streamlined system with a compact footprint.
Gas Absorption Lab
The Oven Lab delivers rapid, high-throughput analysis of material properties using advanced imaging and spectroscopy. It links structure to performance in real time, providing critical data that drives faster, smarter iteration across the discovery pipeline.
D8 Advance - perfectly designed for all X-ray powder diffraction & scattering applications. D8 ADVANCE – the future-proof solution in X-ray diffraction.
The energy transition needed to fight climate change includes new technologies, including energy storage. Standards help ensure this transition is safe.
The Bruker Vutara VXL super-resolution microscope incorporates industry-leading single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) technology in a streamlined system with a compact footprint.
Automation Lab
The Oven Lab delivers rapid, high-throughput analysis of material properties using advanced imaging and spectroscopy. It links structure to performance in real time, providing critical data that drives faster, smarter iteration across the discovery pipeline.
D8 Advance - perfectly designed for all X-ray powder diffraction & scattering applications. D8 ADVANCE – the future-proof solution in X-ray diffraction.
The energy transition needed to fight climate change includes new technologies, including energy storage. Standards help ensure this transition is safe.
The Bruker Vutara VXL super-resolution microscope incorporates industry-leading single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) technology in a streamlined system with a compact footprint.
Oven Lab
The Oven Lab delivers rapid, high-throughput analysis of material properties using advanced imaging and spectroscopy. It links structure to performance in real time, providing critical data that drives faster, smarter iteration across the discovery pipeline.
D8 Advance - perfectly designed for all X-ray powder diffraction & scattering applications. D8 ADVANCE – the future-proof solution in X-ray diffraction.
The energy transition needed to fight climate change includes new technologies, including energy storage. Standards help ensure this transition is safe.
The Bruker Vutara VXL super-resolution microscope incorporates industry-leading single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) technology in a streamlined system with a compact footprint.
Synthesis Lab 2
The Oven Lab delivers rapid, high-throughput analysis of material properties using advanced imaging and spectroscopy. It links structure to performance in real time, providing critical data that drives faster, smarter iteration across the discovery pipeline.
D8 Advance - perfectly designed for all X-ray powder diffraction & scattering applications. D8 ADVANCE – the future-proof solution in X-ray diffraction.
The energy transition needed to fight climate change includes new technologies, including energy storage. Standards help ensure this transition is safe.
The Bruker Vutara VXL super-resolution microscope incorporates industry-leading single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) technology in a streamlined system with a compact footprint.
Synthesis Lab 1
The Oven Lab delivers rapid, high-throughput analysis of material properties using advanced imaging and spectroscopy. It links structure to performance in real time, providing critical data that drives faster, smarter iteration across the discovery pipeline.
D8 Advance - perfectly designed for all X-ray powder diffraction & scattering applications. D8 ADVANCE – the future-proof solution in X-ray diffraction.
The energy transition needed to fight climate change includes new technologies, including energy storage. Standards help ensure this transition is safe.
The Bruker Vutara VXL super-resolution microscope incorporates industry-leading single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) technology in a streamlined system with a compact footprint.
Why use the MDRI Lab?
Unlock the Benefits of MDRI
MDRI combines intelligent automation, real-time data, and advanced materials science in one integrated platform. The result: faster discoveries, fewer bottlenecks, and a clear path from idea to application. For partners, this means accelerated timelines, higher confidence in results, and the ability to scale innovation with purpose.
Faster discovery.
Fewer bottlenecks.
A clear path from idea to application.
These gains are not just technical. They unlock entirely new possibilities for what materials science can achieve. With this platform, MDRI researchers are advancing breakthroughs in clean energy, long-duration storage, and environmental remediation at a pace that matches global urgency.