Digital Transformation in Materials Science: A Paradigm Change in Material's Development

The ongoing digitalization is rapidly changing and will further revolutionize all parts of life. This statement is currently omnipresent in the media as well as in the scientific community; however, the exact consequences of the proceeding digitalization for the field of materials science in general and the way research will be performed in the future are still unclear. There are first promising examples featuring the potential to change discovery and development approaches toward new materials. Nevertheless, a wide range of open questions have to be solved in order to enable the so-called digital-supported material research. The current state-of-the-art, the present and future challenges, as well as the resulting perspectives for materials science are described.

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The ongoing digitalization is rapidly changing and revolutionizing various aspects of life, including the field of materials science. While there are promising examples showing the potential of digitalization to change research methods for new materials, there are still many issues to be addressed in order to achieve digital-supported material research.