Atomic Tessellator: Redefining Material Discovery
NZ Tech Podcast

Atomic Tessellator: Redefining Material Discovery

B2Upper-intermediateJune 30, 202654 min

In this episode, host Paul Spain chats with Alain Richardt, founder of Atomic Tessellator. Learn about Alain’s unconventional journey from global tech consultancy to bootstrapping world-class innovation from his living room and discover how this Kiwi deep tech startup is using AI and physics-based simulation to design new materials at the atomic level, before they are physically created. Plus, the latest in tech news including: Minister David Seymour urges Pharmac to use more AIRocket Lab Acquires Iridium in $14B Deal to Challenge StarlinkSpaceX plans mobile service to rival U.S. carriersGlobal “Operation Endgame” disrupts cybercrime assemb...

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What our software platform can do is it zooms right down to the atomic level and we say okay what makes that thing special? And that way we can say okay why do we need this rare earth and how can we get rid of it or how can we replace it with materials that we have domestically?

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The New Zealand Tech Podcast brought to you by Gorilla Technology Proactive and Strategic IT Greetings and welcome along to the New Zealand Tech podcast. I'm your host Paul Spain. Joining us today is Elaine Rickard, founder of Auckland-based Atomic Tessellator,

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a deep tech startup using artificial intelligence and physics to rethink material science by reinventing how new materials are discovered. With a background in large-scale software and machine learning in New Zealand and the United Kingdom with companies such as Google, Alayne has launched atomic test later in 2022, with the goal to tackle

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