Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help promote the development of material science and accelerate the invention of new materials, according to Chinese experts. “Many core technologies that need breakthroughs in China are related    1     the material science, and AI could help in these areas.” Zhao Zhongxian, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),     2     won China’s top science award, said at a science forum     3    (open) in Dongguan, Guangdong Province.     4    (tradition) methods for material composition analysis are time-consuming(耗时的) and expensive.     5     takes an average of 10 years to develop materials and 20 years for production. With AI, the development and application cycle of new materials is expected     6     (short) by more than half.

Wang Weihua from the Institute of physics under CAS said AI is changing the way new materials are discovered. Through machine learning of material data, AI could outperform many material scientists     7     make a more efficient prediction of new materials. The fast development of AI also needs support from the material science. With emerging intelligent robots, wearable medical devices and IoT systems(物联网系统)， future smart sensors     8     (require) good sensitivity, flexibility and stability.

AI and material science are     9    (close) related, and material research could offer a solution for AI–related sensitive components, Zhao said. As for what the future with AI technology will be like,     10     (let) us wait and see.

Your class starts in 10 minutes, but you find yourself     1     (stick) in traffic. Don’t panic. With just a press of a button, your car will lift off the ground and fly to school. What’s your     2     (impress)? It seems like science fiction, but it isn’t. Engineers have taken     3     the research of flying cars, and they have already found     4     (solve) to many of the big challenges. They predict that we’ll all be using these     5     (amaze) vehicles one day. According to Car Trends Magazine, one model,     6     is part car and part plane, is going to be on the market in the not-so-distant future. It will look like a regular car when it’s on the road, but its wings will unfold when the driver     7     (decide) to take to the sky. And     8     (operate) by a computer, all controls will be automatic (自动的). Imagine this: You’ll be doing your homework while your car is getting you to school     9     (safe). And what does this future dream car cost? Well, at first it will be about a million dollars, but after a few years, you’ll be able to buy     10     for “only” $60,000. Don’t throw away your old driver’s license just yet!