DARPA’s APM Program Targets Atomic-Level Material Design

DARPA’s Atomically Precise Molecules (APM) program aims to develop new synthesis approaches for programmable precision polymers, giving precise control over molecular sequence, orientation, and composition. The program will initially demonstrate this capability in nonlinear optical materials, which are important for technologies such as LiDAR and high-speed communications.

APM is seeking multidisciplinary teams of chemists, materials scientists, computational chemists, and device engineers. Proposal abstracts are due Oct. 27, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET.

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