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AlphaFold2 — Deep Learning Breakthrough in Protein Structure Prediction

Protein Structure Prediction
DeepMind's 2021 end-to-end deep learning model that lifted protein 3D structure prediction to near-experimental accuracy at CASP14, transforming structural biology. Code Apache-2.0; parameters CC-BY-4.0.
New Apache-2.0 (code) / CC-BY-4.0 (parameters) Protein StructureDeep LearningStructural Biology

FourCastNet — Global Weather Model with Adaptive Fourier Neural Operators

Weather Forecasting
NVIDIA et al.'s 2022 global data-driven high-resolution weather model at 0.25-degree resolution that generates a week-long forecast in seconds, matching ECMWF IFS accuracy on large-scale variables and enabling thousand-member ensemble forecasting. Code BSD-3-Clause.
New BSD 3-Clause License (code) Weather ForecastingFourier Neural OperatorDeep Learning

GenCast: Diffusion-based Ensemble Weather Forecasting

Probabilistic Ensemble Weather Forecasting
GenCast is a generative ML weather model from Google DeepMind (2023) that uses a diffusion model on the spherical grid to produce probabilistic ensemble forecasts, surpassing the operational physics-based ensemble (ECMWF ENS) on most targets while running orders of magnitude faster. Code is Apache-2.0; model weights are CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 (non-commercial).
New Apache-2.0(代码)/ CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0(模型权重,禁止商用) Weather ForecastingDeep LearningProbabilistic Forecasting

NeuralGCM: Hybrid ML + Physics Atmospheric General Circulation Model

Hybrid Atmospheric General Circulation Model
NeuralGCM (Google DeepMind, 2024; Nature) is a hybrid ML + physics atmospheric model. A neural network parameterizes sub-grid physics while a differentiable dynamical core preserves numerical stability, combining physical consistency with data-driven accuracy. Code is Apache-2.0; weights are CC-BY-SA-4.0.
New Apache-2.0(代码)/ CC-BY-SA-4.0(模型权重) Weather ForecastingClimate SimulationHybrid Model

OpenFold: Trainable PyTorch Reproduction of AlphaFold2

Protein Structure Prediction
OpenFold (Columbia AQLab, 2022) is a faithful, trainable, memory-efficient and GPU-friendly PyTorch reproduction of DeepMind's AlphaFold2. Source code is Apache-2.0; DeepMind's pretrained parameters are CC-BY-4.0 (relaxed from CC BY-NC 4.0 as of January 2022).
New Apache-2.0(代码)/ CC-BY-4.0(DeepMind 预训练参数) Protein Structure PredictionDeep LearningOpen Source

Pangu-Weather — 3D Neural Global Medium-Range Weather Forecasting

Weather Forecasting
Huawei Cloud's 2023 Nature model for 3D high-resolution global weather forecasting that consistently outperforms the ECMWF IFS baseline and was adopted by ECMWF for operational testing. Model weights CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 (non-commercial).
New CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 (model weights; commercial use forbidden) Weather ForecastingDeep LearningMeteorology

RoseTTAFold: Three-Track Network for Protein Structure Prediction

Protein Structure Prediction
RoseTTAFold (UW Baker lab, 2021; Science) predicts protein structures and interactions with a three-track network (1D sequence / 2D distance / 3D coordinates), performing strongly at CASP14. Code is MIT; trained weights and data are under the Rosetta-DL Software license for non-commercial use only.
New MIT(代码)/ Rosetta-DL 软件许可(权重与数据,仅非商业使用) Protein Structure PredictionDeep LearningOpen Source

NIST AM Bench Additive Manufacturing Benchmark

Additive Manufacturing / Benchmark Dataset
NIST-led benchmark suite for additive manufacturing - standard test artifacts and gold-standard measurements (X-ray CT, synchrotron) validate melt-pool, residual-stress, and microstructure models for metal 3D printing.
New Public data (NIST public domain) Additive ManufacturingMetal 3D PrintingBenchmark

AMGX GPU-Accelerated Algebraic Multigrid Solver

HPC / Solver
NVIDIA open-source distributed algebraic multigrid linear solver library - moves CFD/FEM pressure-equation solves onto GPUs, shared by simulation and AI training.
New See LICENSE file AMGXAlgebraic MultigridGPU Acceleration

Building Energy Surrogate Models with EnergyPlus

Building Energy / Simulation Acceleration
DOE/NREL building energy simulation engine solving hourly heat balances; neural surrogates replace repeated runs to open the feasible region for portfolio-scale design and operation optimization.
New See website license Building EnergyEnergyPlusHVAC

Cantera Reacting-Flow Simulation and AI Chemistry

Combustion / Chemical Kinetics
Caltech-led open-source chemical kinetics suite - homogeneous/heterogeneous reacting-flow solvers for combustion and electrochemistry; with ML potentials and surrogates it forms infrastructure for AI chemistry.
New BSD-3-Clause CanteraChemical KineticsCombustion

FAIR Chemistry ML-Driven Electrocatalysis Screening

Materials / Chemistry / AI-Driven Discovery
Industrial-scale case of ML potentials replacing DFT for electrocatalysis screening - OC20-trained models like GemNet accelerate adsorption-energy calculations by orders of magnitude.
New MIT ElectrocatalysisMachine Learning PotentialCatalyst Screening

OpenFOAM Industrial Multiphysics Workflow

General CFD / Industrial Simulation
The de-facto open-source CFD standard - finite-volume framework covering heat transfer, combustion, multiphase and electromagnetics; the usual data supplier for physics-AI training.
New GPL-3.0 OpenFOAMFinite VolumeIndustrial Simulation

OpenSees Earthquake Engineering with Machine Learning

Civil Engineering / Structural Simulation
PEER-led open-source structural simulation framework - nonlinear fiber beams and 2-D solid elements for seismic analysis; combined with ML it powers rapid regional damage assessment workflows.
New See LICENSE file OpenSeesEarthquake EngineeringNonlinear Analysis

AI-Accelerated Reservoir Numerical Simulation

Geophysics / Reservoir Engineering
Representative case of neural surrogates for reservoir simulation - PhysicsNeMo examples predict pressure and saturation fields, serving history matching, production optimization and carbon-storage monitoring.
New Apache-2.0 Reservoir SimulationSurrogate ModelCarbon Storage

AI-Accelerated Semiconductor TCAD Simulation

Semiconductor / Device Simulation
Representative case of neural surrogates accelerating semiconductor TCAD - PhysicsNeMo official examples replace repeated device-level numerical solves for 3D-IC thermal-electric co-design.
New Apache-2.0 SemiconductorTCADChip Thermal Management

PyBaMM Battery Electrochemical Digital Twin

Energy Storage / Electrochemical Simulation
Open-source physics-based battery modelling library - multi-scale electrochemical models from single-particle to full cell, with parameter estimation and fast simulation for digital twins and SOH prediction.
New BSD-3-Clause Lithium BatteryElectrochemical ModelDigital Twin

SU2 Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

Aerospace / Optimization Design
Stanford-led open-source multiphysics suite known for continuous-adjoint aerodynamic shape optimization, with RANS transition models and FSI support.
New See LICENSE file Aerodynamic OptimizationAdjoint MethodCFD

WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Hydrodynamics

Marine Energy / Multibody Dynamics
NREL-led open-source wave energy converter simulator - Simulink/Simscape multibody modeling coupled with BEM/potential-flow solvers; standard tool for device design and control verification.
New Apache-2.0 Wave EnergyHydrodynamicsMultibody Simulation

NVIDIA Earth-2 Industrial Climate Prediction Platform

Geophysics
NVIDIA Earth-2 enables weather-sensitive industries like energy to make timely decisions by integrating observational data with AI-powered atmospheric simulation.
See LICENSE file Climate SimulationWeather PredictionAtmospheric Physics
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