CoBRAIN Project

🚀🧠 What if AI could not only predict a material… but also tell you how confident it is?
The CoBRAIN SDSS Tool goes beyond property prediction by providing deeper insights into the reliability of machine learning-driven alloy design 🔬🤖

Once a promising alloy candidate is identified, the tool provides a complete datasheet with key predicted properties, including hardness, pitting potential, stacking fault energy, wear rate, phase composition, and density 📊⚙️

✨ But every prediction has a story behind it!
The integrated confidence score helps users understand how closely a predicted alloy matches the knowledge captured by the machine learning model, supporting a more informed interpretation of results and guiding decisions before experimental validation 🔍📈
By combining AI-powered predictions, confidence evaluation, composition filtering, and sustainability-driven constraints 🌱, the CoBRAIN SDSS Tool creates a smarter pathway towards the discovery of next-generation coating materials.

🚀 Explore, evaluate, and make data-driven decisions with CoBRAIN SDSS:
👉 https://www.cobrain-project.eu/sdss-tool/



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

🏖️☀️ Pack your sunscreen, your curiosity, and your imagination… because the CoBRAIN Project Kids Magazine – Summer Edition #3 has arrived! 🌊📚 🍉
This summer edition is full of:
🧩 Fun riddles & puzzles
🎨 Creative activities
🔬 Science adventures
🌱 Green & sustainability messages
🍉 And plenty of holiday fun!

Perfect for kids and families looking to mix summer vibes with creativity, discovery, and playful learning 🚀🌴✨

📖 Download Kids Magazine and start the CoBRAIN summer adventure today on our website! 🍒✨ https://www.cobrain-project.eu/kids-magazines/



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

🚀🔍 What if a material map could help you find the right coating solution?
The CoBRAIN Project SDSS Tool transforms complex materials data into actionable insights, supporting smarter and more sustainable decisions in advanced coating development ⚙️🌱

Using machine learning models developed within the CoBRAIN project, the tool enables users to explore alloy design spaces by connecting key properties such as pitting resistance, hardness, phase stability, and density 🤖📊
🌟 Adjust the composition ranges, define your exploration space, and discover alloy solutions tailored to your application needs and sustainability requirements!

But the journey does not stop at visualisation… 🔍✨By selecting a predicted point on the map and opening the “Open Datasheet” feature, users can access a detailed overview of the material’s predicted properties, including phase stability, pitting potential, density, and other key performance indicators 📑⚙️

Whether you are a researcher, engineer, or industry stakeholder, the CoBRAIN SDSS Tool offers an interactive pathway towards data-driven alloy design and smarter coating solutions 🚀🌍

👉 Explore the tool for free:https://www.cobrain-project.eu/sdss-tool/



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

🚀📢 CoBRAIN Technology Blog #11 is now online!
How can Digital Twins transform the future of industrial coatings? 🌐⚙️
Our 11th blog article explores how real-time monitoring, AI, predictive maintenance, and smart manufacturing are reshaping advanced coating technologies and industrial decision-making 🚀🔬
Discover how CoBRAIN Project contributes to more connected, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing through digital innovation and the SDSS tool 🤖📊

👉 Read the full article here: https://www.cobrain-project.eu/technology-blog/



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

📢🧪 New CoBRAIN Scientific Publication!
🚀🔬 Advancing high-temperature wear protection through CoBRAIN Project research! 🌍🧠
A new publication from Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Project Coordinator) and MBN Nanomaterialia S.R.L. is now available 🤝📚

📄 "High-temperature sliding wear behaviour of HVOF-sprayed TiC-based hardmetals with HEA matrices"
This work investigates next-generation TiC-HEA coatings designed to overcome limitations of conventional hardmetals, delivering improved wear resistance even at elevated temperatures up to 800 °C 🌡️⚙️

💡 Particularly promising: Mo-containing matrices form stable tribo-oxidation layers, ensuring consistently low wear performance across all tested conditions 🧪🌍

👉 Discover the publication: https://www.cobrain-project.eu/publications/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0257897226005803?via%3Dihub



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

🚀🔍 What if one click could reveal the future of a material?

The CoBRAIN Project SDSS Tool transforms complex materials data into valuable insights for advanced coating development ⚙️🧪

Using machine learning, the tool explores extensive alloy design spaces and helps users identify promising material combinations by connecting structure and properties, from hardness and stacking fault energy (SFE) to other critical performance indicators 🤖📊

🌟 Choose a point on the map… and discover what is behind it!
With the “Open Datasheet” feature, users can access a complete overview of predicted material characteristics, including phase information, pitting potential, density, and additional key properties.

Whether you are a researcher, engineer, or industry stakeholder, the CoBRAIN Project SDSS Tool offers a smarter pathway towards sustainable and high-performance coating solutions 🌱⚙️

👉 Try it for free:https://www.cobrain-project.eu/sdss-tool/



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

🚀🌍 CoBRAIN Newsletter #7 is now available! 📢✨
This edition captures a vibrant phase of the project, filled with updates, results, and highlights across all activities 🔬💡

At the center is the Final CoBRAIN Project Conference – COATINGS 2026 in Athens 🏛️🌍, a major international milestone that brought together researchers, industry, and stakeholders from all over the world 🤝✨

You’ll also find updates from our latest Consortium Meeting 📊🤝, new content from the Discovery “Mini” Channel 🧩🌞, fresh Technology Blog stories 🧪📚, insights from the “Around the World” section 🌍🔬, and highlights from our AiMPACT Cluster collaboration 🤝🌐
A full view of CoBRAIN’s progress, impact, and innovation journey 🚀💙

👉 Read it here: https://www.cobrain-project.eu/press-releases-newsletters/



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

⚙️ CoBRAIN Project studies how surface texture affects coating performance!
Hint: I describe microscopic surface texture 🧠

👉 https://www.cobrain-project.eu/kids-corner/



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation

📍🤝 CoBRAIN Consortium Meeting – 7-8 July in Bad Krozinger (Germany) hosted by !

The second day of the CoBRAIN Project 2-day Consortium Meeting has successfully concluded, further insightful discussions, technical presentations, and collaborative planning for the next project steps 🚀📊

Partners are actively exchanging updates across all key areas of the project:
🔬 Scientific progress and modelling activities
⚙️ Experimental validation and advanced coatings development
💻 SDSS tool evolution and digital solutions
📢 Exploitation and dissemination strategies

A highly interactive and productive atmosphere continues to define the meeting 🌍✨



Unimore - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Università Roma Tre Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Exelisis IKE HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine EU Science & Innovation