With rapid developments in technology, the energy needs of the future will look quite different from today. Anticipating the challenges of the future, it is important we look ahead now and invest in the needed science and technology.
At OIST, teams of materials scientists, physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists and neuroscientists are coming together to develop energy-efficient and sustainable AI technologies [Nat. Comm. 11 1554 (2020)] and insights into quantum optimal control in quantum technologies and devices with minimal energy consumption [Sci. & Tech. 9 045022 (2024)]. Exploiting unique instrumental capabilities [Nature 607 294 (2022), Nature 603 247 (2022), Nature 580 360 (2020), Science 370 1199 (2020)], they seek to discover the materials and devices of the future [PRL 125 207202 (2020)] and develop efficient techniques for the burgeoning semiconductor industry [Nature Rev. Elec. Eng. 2 2 (2025)].