{
  "id": 3374970,
  "title": "AI-Driven Discovery & Quantum ESPRESSO DFT Validation for 0 GPa Room-Temp Superconductor Candidate (C2H2B6Be)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ai-driven-discovery-quantum-espresso-dft-validation-for-0-gpa-room",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T22:27:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/tsagi/ai-driven-discovery-quantum-espresso-dft-validation-for-0-gpa-room-temp-superconductor-candidate-5hjn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scientists have discovered a new material, Dicarborane Beryllide Hydride (C2H2B6Be), that could potentially be a 0 GPa ambient room-temperature superconductor. Utilizing an AI-driven genetic algorithm, researchers evolved this novel light-element beryllide carborane crystal structure. The predicted superconducting transition temperature for C2H2B6Be is an impressive 300.12 K, which is equivalent to a scorching 27.0 °C or 80.6 °F, at a standard 1 atmosphere of ambient pressure. This extraordinary property is attributed to a high optical Debye temperature of 1385.5 K and strong electron-phonon coupling of 5.25. Ab initio Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, conducted using Quantum ESPRESSO, confirmed the material's stability with a ground-state total energy of -111.9089 Ry and a metallic Fermi-level density of states of -0.6948 eV.",
  "summary": "TsagaansuldNamnansuren/C2H2B6Be-Room-Temperature-Superconductor-Candidate: V1.0.0 | Zenodo First release <div class=\"color-secondary fs-s flex items-center\"> <img alt=\"favicon\" class=\"c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0\" src=\"https://zenodo.org/static/favicon.ico\" loading=\"lazy\" /> zenodo.org </div> </div> </div> TsagaansuldNamnansuren / C2H2B6Be-Room-Temperature-Superconductor-Candidate This is a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}