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Opus 5.5 agents discover two room-temperature magnetic semiconductor candidates
This is a live demonstration of agents solving real materials science problems. The 96-point Hacker News score and active discussion suggest the discovery is technically credible and the workflow reproducible. For builders exploring agent deployment beyond code and text, this is concrete proof of concept that agents can run synthetic research workflows and surface novel candidates. Worth studying the implementation if you're building scientific tools.