This weekly update highlights exciting breakthroughs in scientific discovery powered by AI agents. Researchers around the world are using agentic AI - artificial intelligence that can think, plan, and make decisions on its own - to speed up scientific work.

Stanford engineers in the United States created a new tool called MetaChat that helps scientists design advanced optics much faster. Optics is the science of how light works. Normally, designing these special light-bending devices takes weeks or even months. MetaChat can do the same work in hours by combining AI agents that act like expert designers and materials scientists. One test showed an AI agent successfully design a metal lens that focuses different colors of light to different spots. This kind of work is important for creating better cameras, sensors, and hologram technology.

Google Research announced major progress with agentic AI tools for science. They created something called an AI co-scientist that helps real scientists come up with new ideas and test them. Google also introduced an AI-powered coding tool that helps scientists write computer programs at expert level. These tools are helping scientists study the human brain, predict weather patterns, and understand how to protect our planet.

NVIDIA, a major computer company, released new open-source AI models called Nemotron 3. These models can power the AI agents that scientists use in their research. When AI models are open-source, it means anyone can use and improve them.

These developments show that AI agents are changing how science works. Instead of scientists spending months on boring, repetitive tasks, they can focus on thinking big thoughts and solving hard problems. The AI handles the heavy lifting.