Introducing CAS Newton: An AI Agent Created for Science
Conversational access to 150 years of interconnected scientific knowledge sets a new standard for trustworthy discovery.
Columbus, Ohio, (ANTARA/PRNewswire) - CAS is a division of the American Chemical Society. Today, CAS announced the launch of CAS Newton℠, an intelligent science AI agent created specifically for scientific discovery. CAS Newton is built on scientific knowledge published and carefully selected by CAS scientists, utilising more than 150 years of literature in the CAS Content Collection™ to ensure scientific accuracy and precision.
By basing AI-generated insights on comprehensive and carefully selected scientific knowledge, CAS Newton delivers reliable answers that help researchers confidently address ambiguities, conflicting results, and insufficient evidence to accelerate progress. Initial user feedback reinforces the value of this approach, with three out of four respondents rating CAS Newton’s answers as more trustworthy than those from other AI tools.
“CAS provides the most trusted, comprehensive, and carefully selected chemical data,” said John Yates, Professor at the Scripps Research Institute, in his personal opinion. “Developing an intelligent AI agent on this foundation will greatly expand access and improve efficiency. CAS Newton will support users, transforming ordinary users into super users who are highly effective.”
Based on user feedback, CAS Newton is considered the best AI agent in science because it can engage in discussions on complex scientific questions and maintain context as questions evolve, drawing on published and carefully selected scientific knowledge in the CAS data. Through ongoing interactions, this method refines questions and synthesises results across stages, lowering barriers to accessing trustworthy scientific knowledge and helping researchers transition from questions to insights more efficiently while maintaining scientific rigour across disciplines.
Gain new and broader insights from published science data: CAS Newton leverages the CAS Content Collection to connect concepts in chemistry, biology, materials science, and intellectual property.
Save time and get reliable answers to accelerate decision-making: The intelligent science agent workflow summarises vast reference collections into concise insights and refines its approach as questions deepen.
Make global scientific knowledge easily accessible: CAS Newton provides conversational access to published scientific knowledge worldwide without requiring specialised search expertise.
“The launch of CAS Newton is a game-changer in how scientific knowledge flows through discovery,” said Tim Wahlberg, Chief Product Officer and Acting President at CAS. “CAS Newton combines intelligent science AI agents with the reliability and governance of the CAS Content Collection so that researchers can move from questions to verifiable, evidence-based answers. Beyond a single interface and reaching teams in the workplace, including in secure environments where companies can deploy CAS Newton alongside proprietary data. Thus, R&D leaders and researchers have a practical way to innovate faster without sacrificing trust.”
R&D companies can deploy CAS Newton in secure environments and integrate it with proprietary data through MCP, API, and third-party AI platforms. This approach enables teams to innovate using their own data while maintaining the reliability, governance, and trusted scientific foundation of CAS data throughout the research workflow. In line with CAS’s approach to ethical artificial intelligence, CAS Newton operates within safe application boundaries, ensuring no user inputs are shared outside the solution, and questions or results are never used for training models across users.
Users can now access CAS Newton via CAS SciFinder®, CAS BioFinder®, and through the standalone CAS Newton interface. For more information, visit the CAS Newton introductory page at cas.org.
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CAS connects worldwide scientific knowledge to accelerate breakthroughs that improve quality of life. We support global innovators in efficiently navigating complex data landscapes in this era and making informed decisions at every stage of the innovation process. As experts in scientific knowledge management, our team curates trusted, human-selected scientific datasets and provides essential information solutions, services, and expertise. Scientists, patent professionals, and business leaders across industries rely on CAS to help discover opportunities, reduce risks, and leverage shared knowledge to turn inspiration into innovation faster. CAS is a division of the American Chemical Society. Connect with us at cas.org.
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