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Microsoft releases Skala 1.1 for faster predictive DFT

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Microsoft Research updated its deep-learning exchange-correlation functional Skala to version 1.1, improving accuracy and broadening access across the computational chemistry ecosystem.

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  1. 2026-08-20 16:00 · Microsoft Research Blog
    Broadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT

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