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BASF ECMS deploys CurieOS for AI-driven materials discovery. Read the announcement

A work surface for technical teams

AI for the work of science and engineering.

CurieOS is an AI operating system for science and engineering teams. It brings team knowledge, scientific tools, data, and AI agents into one secure work surface.

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CurieOS / Coolant screeningConcept interface · sample run
Apps
ChemistryCoolant screeningHardwareCold plate rev. DMEPLevel 3 coordination
Conversation · candidate screen
Screen these 40 non-PFAS candidates for boiling point and dielectric strength. Shortlist the ones in our target window.
CurieOSI ran property prediction and Orb simulations on all 40. Five sit inside the target window; the shortlist and structures are linked to this workspace.
Orb40 structures · results linked
Candidate screenBoiling point vs. dielectric strength
Run complete
Target windowBoiling point →Dielectric strength →Illustrative output
Screened40
In window5
MethodOrb + QSPR
Ask about this result…
Go straight to your workSame platform. Pick the team you work in.
Chemistry R&D

Chemistry & advanced materials

Screen candidates with Orb, then track what the lab confirms.
Hardware development

Product engineering

Run accelerated CFD across design variants alongside your CAD geometry.
Deployment engineering

Mechanical, Electrical and Structural engineering

Automate drawing, calculation, and submittal checks in Revit and AutoCAD.

Domain-aware AI chat

Chat tailored for science and engineering.

CurieOS chat supports the file formats, tools, and visualizations scientific and engineering teams already use. Unlike general-purpose assistants such as ChatGPT or Claude, it can work with that technical context and show results in the conversation—not just return text.

When CurieOS performs a calculation, open a trace of the inputs, equations, and intermediate values. Step through the work to verify the result and catch unsupported assumptions.

  • Use scientific and engineering file formats and domain tools inside the conversation.
  • Explore simulation results, drawings, and data as visualizations.
  • Step through AI calculations—review inputs, equations, and intermediate values to catch errors or hallucinated steps before relying on a result.
CurieOS / Calculation reviewConcept interface · illustrative values
Conversation · design check
Calculate the pressure drop and show each step so I can review the assumptions.
CurieOSThe calculated pressure drop is 8.1 kPa. I used the uploaded design inputs and the Darcy–Weisbach equation. Open the trace to review the values and method.
Calculated pressure drop8.1 kPa
Trace available
Calculation trace4 reviewable steps
1
Read design inputsFlow rate, length, diameter
Source linked
2
Calculate flow velocityv = Q / A
1.02 m/s
3
Apply pressure-loss equationΔP = f × (L/D) × (ρv²/2)
8.1 kPa
4
Compare with design limitReview limit and assumptions
10 kPa
Inputs · equations · intermediate valuesStep 3 of 4

Illustrative calculation interface and sample values. Engineers can inspect the reasoning, verify results, and catch errors or hallucinated steps before using them.

Supported software and formats

Bring the tools your teams already use.

Use scientific and engineering software and file formats in the same workspace as your conversations, apps, and team knowledge.

Plus the connectors you'd expect: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Notion, GitHub, and Salesforce.

Illustrative software ecosystems and file formats. Confirm the supported tools enabled for your team.

Apps built through chat

Build your own science & engineering apps.

Anyone on your team can describe an internal workflow in chat, then build and refine its app. CurieOS connects apps to scientific and engineering tools, file formats, and data from simulations, drawings, and experiments. Create interactive visualizations and multi-step technical workflows beyond the forms and business process automations offered by Power Automate, Retool AI, n8n, and Zapier.

Chat-based app builderScience and engineering toolsRich, interactive apps
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CurieOS / App builderIllustrative build preview
Chemistry workspace · Create an app
Build an experiment tracker for our chemistry team. Include the sample, owner, status, and a link to each result.
CurieOSI’ve drafted a tracker with searchable records, a new-experiment form, and links to results. You can keep shaping it here.
  • Added sample and owner fields
  • Added status and results link
Ask for another change…
App previewUpdated from chat
Experiment tracker+ New experiment
ExperimentsResultsSettings
ExperimentOwnerStatus
Thermal conductivityM. ChenIn progress
Fluid stability seriesA. PatelReview
Surface treatment screenJ. LeeComplete

Describe a change in chat; preview the updated app.

01 / Simulation

Run simulation campaigns

Track inputs, jobs, and results in one place. Compare runs without stitching together another spreadsheet.

Campaign monitor12 runs · 3 complete
Running04
Completed03
Queue05
02 / Drawing review

Check engineering drawings

Bring checks and markups next to the drawing, so reviewers can trace each finding to its source.

Plate assembly · Rev C2 findings
Clearance checkReview at outlet
03 / Team app

Build an experiment tracker

Keep experiment records, samples, and results together. Create, edit, and remove entries as work changes.

Experiment tracker24 records
Workspace · Chemistry team+ New experiment
ExperimentStatus
Thermal conductivityM. Chen · updated today
OpenEdit
Fluid stability seriesA. Patel · 6 samples
OpenEdit
Surface treatment screenJ. Lee · needs review
OpenEdit
Create · view · edit · deleteBuilt through chat
04 / Data exploration

Analyze experiments and data

Connect experimental results to the models, materials, and decisions they inform. Find the next useful question sooner.

Experiment resultsSeries A · B · C
Measured responseTime / condition

Illustrative app concepts. CurieOS apps can be tailored to your team's workflows, data, and review requirements.

CurieOS science and engineering tools

Built by Orbital Industries.
Available only in CurieOS.

Orbital Industries' research team has built best in class tools for science and engineering, only available on CurieOS

Chemistry · OrbBuilt by Orbital Industries · CurieOS only

Best-in-class atomistic simulation for chemistry and advanced materials.

Orb is Orbital Industries' atomistic simulation model. It runs 100,000-atom systems on one GPU and is 10× faster than Microsoft and Meta alternatives.

100Katoms on one GPU
10×faster than Microsoft and Meta alternatives

Orb benchmark figures · method details available from Orbital Industries.

Hardware · CFDBuilt by Orbital Industries · CurieOS only

CFD simulations that run faster than anywhere else.

Orbital Industries built CurieOS's accelerated CFD tools. Run flow studies alongside the geometry, operating conditions, and design decisions, at speeds other platforms cannot match.

Flow-field view · illustrativeCFD
Deployment · MEPBuilt by Orbital Industries · CurieOS only

A reviewed MEP skills bank you cannot get anywhere else.

Orbital Industries' skills are reviewed and checked by MEP engineers before they enter the CurieOS library. Use them for drawing reviews, calculation checks, and project-specific engineering work.

01Drawing coordination reviewValidated
02Calculation auditValidated
03System schedule checkValidated

Orb performance figures are based on Orbital Industries' internal benchmarks. Benchmark setup and comparison details should accompany any public performance claim.

Company context

Connects to your company data.

CurieOS isn't another database to fill and maintain. Connect the systems your team already uses and bring your company's files, experiments, engineering knowledge, and project history into the work.

Once connected, that context can inform chats, apps, and workflows—so teams can start from what the company already knows.

Keep existing systemsUse context across chats and appsBuild on company knowledge
Company context in CurieOSConnected sources
FFiles & documents
SEngineering systems
EExperiments
KProject knowledge
CurieOSCompany context available to your team
ChatAppsWorkflows

Illustrative view of connected company context.

Security

Enterprise-grade security.

CurieOS carries your organization's access controls into chats, apps, and AI workflows, and records activity for review.

01 · Access

Permission-aware work

People and AI agents work within the access controls assigned to their team.

02 · Oversight

Activity records

Review activity across conversations, apps, and workflows in the workspace.

03 · Governance

One managed workspace

Keep technical work and its access rules in the same company environment.

Choose the right foundation

Made for technical work that needs its own tools.

General assistants, business platforms, and custom builds solve different parts of the problem. CurieOS brings the science and engineering work surface, customizable apps, and domain tools together.

CapabilityCurieOSScience and engineering OSChatGPT / Claude / CopilotGeneral AI assistantsMicrosoft BI / Retool AIBusiness and low-code platformsBuild your ownCustom development
Supports custom science and engineering file formats and toolsIncludedNot includedNot includedNot included
Leading AI modelsIncludedIncludedNot includedNot included
Security handled for youIncludedIncludedIncludedNot included
Deeply customizableIncludedNot includedNot includedIncluded
Nontechnical teams can build and maintain appsIncludedNot includedIncludedNot included
CurieOS unique toolsIncludedNot includedNot includedNot included

Illustrative comparison based on the categories above; product capabilities vary by plan and implementation.

✓ Included    Not included

Industries

Built around the work of technical teams.

Bring the tools, data, and repeatable workflows of advanced materials, hardware engineering, and MEP into one connected work surface.

01 / Advanced chemistry

Connect candidate screening to experimental evidence.

Use atomistic simulation and property prediction to compare material candidates. Keep structures, conditions, computed results, and measurements connected as teams choose what to validate.

Uses
Orb · property prediction · experiment tracker apps
Works with
VASP · Quantum ESPRESSO · LAMMPS · ASE · RDKit · Materials Project
Explore advanced chemistry
02 / Hardware development

Link geometry, simulation, and physical test.

Run accelerated CFD across design variants. Compare flow and thermal behavior across operating conditions, then carry simulation results into hardware reviews and the next prototype.

Uses
Accelerated CFD · simulation campaign apps
Works with
OpenFOAM · Ansys Fluent · SOLIDWORKS · Inventor · Modelica
Explore hardware development
03 / Engineering

Automate routine checks. Keep engineers in control.

Apply reviewed MEP skills to drawing coordination, calculation packages, schedules, and submittal checks across commercial, healthcare, laboratory, industrial, and mission-critical projects. Trace flagged issues to source requirements for engineer review.

Uses
Reviewed MEP skills bank · calculation traces · drawing review apps
Works with
Revit · AutoCAD (DXF / DWG)
Explore engineering solutions

Connected across the lifecycle

Because it's one platform,
the work carries across teams.

A material screened by one team can be evaluated against hardware and deployment constraints by the next, without re-characterization or a six-month handoff. Orbital Industries runs its own programs this way.

  1. Chemistry

    PFAS-free coolant discovered

  2. Hardware

    Two-phase cooling plates designed

  3. Deployment

    Infrastructure engineered and deployed

Put your scientific and engineering workflows on CurieOS.

Tell us about the files, tools, and repeatable work your team wants to bring into one operating system.

Talk to our team