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    AI-designed protein reportedly survives 150°C without losing its structure

    A post claims Nanjing University researchers designed a synthetic protein that requires over 1,000 piconewtons of force to unfold and produced it as a thermally stable hydrogel.

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    A post claims researchers at Nanjing University used AI and molecular simulations to design a synthetic protein from scratch, increasing its hydrogen bonds from 4 to 33. According to the account, the protein survived exposure to 150°C without losing structural integrity and required over 1,000 piconewtons of force to unfold. The post says researchers also physically produced it as a thermally stable hydrogel.

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    Superman@thesupermannxChina used AI to design a protein 4x stronger than anything nature has ever made. It survives 150°C without falling apart. withstands 1,000+ piconewtons of force. and it was engineered entirely from scratch by an algorithm. researchers at Nanjing University published a paper that breaks the physical limits of nature. every living thing is built on proteins. but natural proteins are fragile. they unfold under pressure. They melt in high heat. the strongest natural proteins we know of are things like spider silk and titin, the microscopic spring inside human muscle. nature spent millions of years optimizing them. AI beat them by 400%. using an AI-guided design framework, researchers engineered a completely synthetic protein from scratch. instead of relying on evolution, they used AI and molecular simulations to mathematically maximize the hydrogen bonds inside the protein, cranking them up from 4 to 33. results are terrifyingly durable. the new protein requires over 1,000 piconewtons of force to unfold. it survived being exposed to 150°C (300°F) without losing its structural integrity. and it isn't just a digital simulation. they actually manufactured it in the real world as a physical, thermally stable hydrogel. this isn't just about making a tougher material. this is about AI writing the code for physical matter. we are no longer limited by the biology that nature evolved. we can now prompt biological structures that shouldn't exist. we spent the last two years watching AI generate text and images. now, it is generating indestructible biology.22d
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    Superman@thesupermannxChina used AI to design a protein 4x stronger than anything nature has ever made. It survives 150°C without falling apart. withstands 1,000+ piconewtons of force. and it was engineered entirely from scratch by an algorithm. researchers at Nanjing University published a paper that breaks the physical limits of nature. every living thing is built on proteins. but natural proteins are fragile. they unfold under pressure. They melt in high heat. the strongest natural proteins we know of are things like spider silk and titin, the microscopic spring inside human muscle. nature spent millions of years optimizing them. AI beat them by 400%. using an AI-guided design framework, researchers engineered a completely synthetic protein from scratch. instead of relying on evolution, they used AI and molecular simulations to mathematically maximize the hydrogen bonds inside the protein, cranking them up from 4 to 33. results are terrifyingly durable. the new protein requires over 1,000 piconewtons of force to unfold. it survived being exposed to 150°C (300°F) without losing its structural integrity. and it isn't just a digital simulation. they actually manufactured it in the real world as a physical, thermally stable hydrogel. this isn't just about making a tougher material. this is about AI writing the code for physical matter. we are no longer limited by the biology that nature evolved. we can now prompt biological structures that shouldn't exist. we spent the last two years watching AI generate text and images. now, it is generating indestructible biology.22d
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