AI Pioneer Orbital Materials and cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) have unveiled a multi-year collaboration to revolutionize data center sustainability through cutting-edge technology.
This partnership aims to harness the power of artificial intelligence to create groundbreaking materials and processes for data center decarbonization and efficiency.
Under the agreement, AWS will leverage Orbital‘s proprietary AI platform. This innovative platform streamlines the traditionally time-consuming lab work involved in developing advanced materials.
By employing generative AI design, Orbital drastically accelerates the discovery of new materials and brings novel technologies to market much faster.
Orbital boasts a groundbreaking carbon removal technology that utilizes a unique, AI-designed active material.
Since launching their lab in early 2024, they’ve achieved a remarkable 10x improvement in their material’s performance thanks to their AI platform.
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This represents a significant leap forward in carbon capture effectiveness and showcases the power of AI in this field.
“Our partnership with AWS will accelerate the deployment of our advanced technologies for data center decarbonization and efficiency,” stated Jonathan Godwin, CEO of Orbital Materials. “Working with the market-leading AWS team will ensure that our suite of products in cooling, water utilization and carbon removal enables the next generation of data centers powering the AI revolution.”
Orbital is also making its groundbreaking open-source AI model, Orb, available to AWS customers. This is the first AI-powered materials model ever offered on AWS platforms. Orb will be accessible through Amazon SageMaker JumpStart and AWS Marketplace.
This empowers AWS users developing advanced materials and technologies, such as those found in semiconductors, batteries, and electronics, to access industry-leading R&D acceleration within a secure and unified cloud environment.
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Furthermore, Orbital will leverage Amazon SageMaker HyperPod to fine-tune its AI models. This specialized infrastructure allows for distributed training at scale, further optimizing their research and development process.
Additionally, Orbital will evaluate the deployment of Trainium, a custom silicon chip from AWS, to improve the cost-efficiency of their deep learning workloads.
This collaboration signifies a significant stride towards building a more sustainable future for data centers. By harnessing the combined expertise of Orbital and AWS, the industry can expect groundbreaking advancements in data center efficiency and decarbonization.
