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AI for Engineering Research

AI, purpose-built for R&D and technology intelligence

Spark is AI software for engineers working in R&D and innovation. It brings together company data, market signals, journals, and patents to help you discover what already exists and where opportunities lie. Every answer is source-cited and delivered with enterprise-grade privacy.

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Discovered Entities
Reactor Technology
Funding Stage
Regulatory Status
Key Partnerships

Aalo Atomics

US developer of small modular reactor (SMR) technology for nuclear power.

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  • - 27M (USD) ⓘ
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neimagazine.com

tracxn.com

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powermag.com

  • - selected as partner to develop nuclear energy at Texas A&M RELLIS Campus ⓘ
  • - negotiating power purchase agreement with Idaho Falls Power ⓘ

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capacitymedia.com

Atomic Canyon

US nuclear startup developing next-generation reactor designs.

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Kairos Power

Developer of fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor technology.

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Leading companies rely on Spark to accelerate their research and development processes.

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Research interface

Chat that knows your entire research toolkit

A single conversation surface wired to every data source, so you stay in flow instead of switching tabs.

AI picks the right tools automatically

Ask a question and Spark's agents decide which data sources to query: patents, papers, company profiles, market signals. They run in parallel.

Multi-step reasoning with citations

Spark chains multiple agents in a single turn, synthesizes findings, and returns every claim with inline source citations.

Guided follow-up suggestions

After each answer, three context-aware follow-ups guide you deeper into the topic or toward a complementary agent.

What are the latest advances in perovskite solar cell stability, and which companies are scaling production?

Researching with 4 agents in parallel
Web Research6 sources
Company Research9 companies
Science Research11 papers
Market SearchSearching...

Recent work on 2D/3D perovskite heterostructures has pushed T80 lifetimes beyond 1,000 hours under continuous illumination[1]. On the manufacturing side, Oxford PV and Swift Solar are leading scale-up efforts[2]...

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AI agents

Specialized tools for every stage of R&D

Structured agents that go beyond chat. Each one built for a specific research workflow, from landscape mapping to patent analysis.

Research Matrix

Ionic conductivity
Scalability
Cost
LLZO

10⁻⁴–10⁻³ S/cm at RT; grain boundary resistance limits bulk performance

[1]

Requires high-temp sintering (>1100 °C); tape-casting under development

[3]

Moderate; La and Zr are earth-abundant but sintering is energy-intensive

[5]
LGPS

1.2 × 10⁻² S/cm, highest among solid electrolytes, rivaling liquids

[2]

Lab-scale synthesis; sensitive to moisture, requiring inert atmosphere processing

[4]
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NASICON

~10⁻⁴ S/cm; stable across wide temperature range with minimal degradation

[3]

Sol-gel synthesis at <900 °C enables scalable production pathways

[6]

Low; uses abundant Na, Si, and P precursors with established processing

[7]

Break down complex research into smaller parts, create evaluation criteria, and deploy AI agents to investigate each area.

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Value Chain Analysis

Value Chain Overview

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Raw Materials

Li, La, Zr, Ge, Na

Oxide Processing

LLZO, NASICON

Sintering & Densification

>1100 °C

Sulfide Processing

LGPS, Li₆PS₅Cl

Mechanochemical Synthesis

Inert atmosphere

Cell Integration

Electrode interfaces

Pack Assembly & BMS

Thermal management

End Applications

EVs, grid storage, aerospace

Applications

Electric Vehicles

Relevance analysis

Grid Storage

Relevance analysis

Aerospace

Relevance analysis

Discover high-impact opportunities, and align technical development with the market ecosystem.

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Patent Analysis

Patent AnalysisSolid-state electrolytes127 results
High

Garnet-type solid electrolyte with enhanced grain boundary conductivity

Toyota Motor Corp.

Doping strategy using Al and Ta to achieve >10⁻³ S/cm at room temperature...

High

Method for large-scale production of sulfide solid electrolytes

Samsung SDI Co.

Mechanochemical synthesis enabling continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing...

Medium

Composite polymer-ceramic electrolyte membrane for lithium batteries

QuantumScape Corp.

Hybrid approach combining PEO matrix with LLZO nanofillers for flexibility...

Medium

Interface modification layer between electrolyte and lithium anode

Solid Power Inc.

Atomic layer deposition of LiPON buffer to suppress dendrite formation...

Top Assignees

Toyota
Samsung SDI
QuantumScape
Solid Power

Generate patent search queries from natural language, evaluate patent relevance, and identify key technologies and applications within patents.

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Company Analysis

Deep-dive into company profiles, financials, and competitive positioning.

News Analysis

Monitor and synthesize industry news, earnings calls, and market signals.

Text Classifier

Classify and tag documents, patents, or findings by custom taxonomies.

Company Map Analysis

Visualize competitive landscapes and map companies across market segments.

Research workspace

Organize research, extract findings automatically

Group chats, matrices, and analyses into topic-based projects. Spark extracts structured findings and verifies each claim against its data feeds.

Projects

Organize your research by topic. Add chats, matrices, patent analyses, news analyses, and documents to a project, then view everything in one place.

Solid-State Electrolytes

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Chat Sessions

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Research Matrices

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Patent Analyses

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News Analyses

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Company Maps

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Documents

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Recent Activity

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Findings & verification

Spark extracts factual claims from every conversation and agent run, then independently verifies each one against Spark's data feeds.

FindingSourceVerification

LLZO achieves >10⁻³ S/cm with Al-doping at grain boundaries

Research MatrixSupported

LGPS ionic conductivity reaches 1.2 × 10⁻² S/cm at room temperature

Chat SessionSupported

Sulfide electrolytes are inherently stable against lithium metal

Chat SessionContested

NASICON synthesis scalable below 800 °C via sol-gel methods

Research MatrixMixed

Solid-state batteries eliminate all thermal runaway risk

News AnalysisContested

Li₆PS₅Cl shows promise as a lower-cost alternative to LGPS

Patent AnalysisUnverified
Verdicts:SupportedContestedMixedInsufficient evidence

Data coverage

Curated, real-time data feeds

Comprehensive coverage across multiple domains, grounded in verified sources.

Grounded in Reality

Every AI response draws from comprehensive sources rather than generating potentially inaccurate information. All responses link back to their sources so you can verify claims and track information back to its origin.

Comprehensive Coverage

Access to millions of curated data points across key domains

Corporate Intelligence

Company websites, ensuring comprehensive business context

20M

Scientific Literature

Publications, preventing gaps in research knowledge

220M

Patent Database

Patent families, covering innovation landscape

60M

Chemical Knowledge

Compounds and substances, enabling molecular property searches

447M

Specialized Coverage

Targeted data feeds for specific research needs

Business Intelligence

  • Venture funding rounds
  • Business news
  • Earnings calls

Market Intelligence

  • Market news
  • Revenue statistics
  • Industry reports

Research & Development

  • 485,000 clinical trials
  • Government R&D funding

News Feeds

  • Industry news monitoring
  • Earnings call transcripts
  • Regulatory updates

Dynamic Data

We run on live data, not outdated crawls. The index is curated from real human usage, not bots, so irrelevant noise drops out and signal rises. We don't just crawl the web, we index what actual people access.

Bring your data

Create your own knowledge base

Upload your documents and build a personalized research assistant that understands your specific domain.

Personal Knowledge Base

Upload Once, Ask Anytime

Don't have time to read that paper now? No problem. Spark stores and analyzes your documents, so you can ask questions about them later.

Advanced Document Processing

Advanced Document Processing

Our state-of-the-art AI technology ensures accurate content extraction from scanned documents.

My contents

Add a PDF

Selected file: Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation.pdf

My PDFs

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Chemcrow--augmenting-LLMs-with-chemistry.pdf10/24/2024
Is AI Truly Disruptive.pdf10/18/2024
Microsoft Omni parser.pdf10/26/2024
TheInformation -- Generative AI Takeover Targets.pdf10/21/2024
agentic-information.pdf10/18/2024

Privacy by Design

Your content is private and only visible to you. Other Spark users cannot access it.

Testimonials

What our customers say

Before Spark: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Now: 20 minutes.

Engineering Manager

Applied R&D company

“Spark helps me figure out a path forward from the messy, open-ended questions R&D often begins with.”

Research Engineer

Advanced materials company

“My colleagues were blown away with the comprehensive output quality of Spark's Research Matrix agent.”

Senior Engineer

Energy company

“Spark eliminates the manual research process of managing 75 open browser tabs.”

Research Engineer

Water infrastructure company

“To the point for technical questions, more specific and better than other AI solutions.”

Deep Tech VC

Security

Enterprise-grade privacy

Built with security and privacy at the core, ensuring your research data remains protected.

Certified

SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO certified

Spark is hosted in a data center that is SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, 27017:2015, and 27018:2014 certified.

Private

Your Data Are Private

None of the data you enter into Spark are used for training any models. No tracking, zero data retention.

Encrypted

Encrypted Data

All data in Spark are encrypted at rest and at transfer.

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Spark: AI, purpose-built for Engineering Research and Technology Intelligence