The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) develops and operates the Materials Acceleration Platform POLiS MAP. It was set up by Professor Stein's research group and is now being further developed by the research group headed by Professor Fichtner. In addition to the hardware, the Fast INtention-Agnostic LEarning Server (FINALES) was developed – a software package that ensures communication between hardware and software modules distributed across Europe by various project partners. This has enabled POLiS MAP to be integrated into two configurations of a higher-level MAP in order to optimise battery electrolytes for specified performance characteristics.
By combining data from experiments and simulations and integrating machine learning modules, the necessary processes could be carried out autonomously, with the exception of a few manual steps. The implementation, evaluation and planning were carried out by several research groups. Following these demonstrations of the concept, the research platform is now being further refined for use in future projects investigating innovative battery materials. POLiS MAP thus makes a decisive contribution to the innovative strength of Baden-Württemberg as a research location.
