Copenhagen – September 22, 2026 -- ATLANT 3D and the University of California, Berkeley have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore A-HUB California, a facility pairing atomic-scale manufacturing with AI-driven materials research.
ATLANT 3D brings its DALP technology to Berkeley's research ecosystem
The partnership combines ATLANT 3D's programmable atomic-scale manufacturing platform, built on its Direct Atomic Layer Processing (DALP®) technology and NANOFABRICATOR® platform, with UC Berkeley's research infrastructure. The proposed A-HUB California follows the model of ATLANT 3D's existing Copenhagen A-HUB, an autonomous materials foundry that combines AI, atomic-scale manufacturing, and automated testing in a closed loop to discover, validate, and scale advanced materials.
Berkeley's BETR Center will facilitate joint research and student training
The collaboration is coordinated through the Berkeley Emerging Technologies Research (BETR) Center, a UC Berkeley academia-industry hub covering materials, processes, devices, and integrated systems. Under the MOU, the partners will pursue joint research, prototype development, and machine-learning workflows, with participation from students and postdocs to accelerate the transition from materials discovery to industry-scalable technologies.
Executives cite physical validation as the bottleneck AI cannot solve alone
Prof. Ramesh, a UC Berkeley faculty member in materials science and engineering, said physical validation is the step that most often slows research spanning materials, processes, devices, and integrated systems. Dr. Michael Bartl, Senior Executive Director of the BETR Center, said the partnership connects Berkeley's materials and device work with programmable atomic-scale manufacturing, allowing researchers to test material and process variations and learn from real measurements sooner.
ATLANT 3D frames the effort as building "Physical AI Infrastructure for Matter"
Dr. Maksym Plakhotnyuk, CEO and Founder of ATLANT 3D, said AI is transforming materials discovery but that discovery alone is insufficient without infrastructure to convert digital predictions into physical materials and learn from every experiment. He said the goal for A-HUB California is to link AI, programmable atomic-scale manufacturing, and automated validation in one continuous loop.