Everyone is talking about what AI can create. The bigger question is, what can it help us build? AI is accelerating the discovery and testing of new materials, opening the door to breakthroughs in everything from clean energy and advanced manufacturing to batteries, critical minerals, and beyond. These aren’t incremental improvements—they could unlock products and industries that were previously too expensive, too difficult, or simply impossible to build. Leaders at the forefront of this shift unpack everything you need to know about materials science and why the next industrial revolution may be defined not by the software on our screens but by breakthroughs in the physical world.