# Broadening Access to Skala Creates a Faster Path to Predictive DFT

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> **Published:** 2026-08-20T16:00:00.000Z  
> **Category:** RESEARCH  
> **Impact Score:** 170/100  
> **Primary Source:** [Microsoft Research](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/broadening-access-to-skala-creates-a-faster-path-to-predictive-dft)  
> **Canonical Citation:** [https://spidits.com/timeline/broadening-access-to-skala-creates-a-faster-path-to-predictive-dft](https://spidits.com/timeline/broadening-access-to-skala-creates-a-faster-path-to-predictive-dft)

## Executive Summary
Skala 1.1, the updated deep-learning exchange-correlation functional from Microsoft Research, provides greater accuracy, expanded accessibility across the.

## Key Entities & Companies
- **Microsoft AI**

## Referenced Coverage & Sources
- **[Microsoft Research](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/broadening-access-to-skala-creates-a-faster-path-to-predictive-dft)**: Broadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT — _Skala 1.1, the updated deep-learning exchange-correlation functional from Microsoft Research, provides greater accuracy, expanded accessibility across the..._

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