We are excited to share #PDF2Audio, an open-source alternative to the #podcast feature of #NotebookLM with flexibility & tailored outputs that you can precisely control in the app: You can make a podcast, lecture, discussions, short/long form summaries & more, including the use of the amazing🍓o1 model (@sama @OpenAI: with stunning results!). Code & HF Space: You can find #PDF2Audio on GitHub for local use or try the Hugging Face space, all featuring @Gradio. Link to the repo & HF space in the reply. Thank you @knowsuchagencyfor the great work on #promptic and #pdf2podcast, as well as @LiteLLM, & @_akhaliq for helping us with the @huggingface spaces version. We hope that this tool is useful for the community. Background: Developing audio podcasts, lectures, & summaries from complex documents & data has become an exciting trend with impacts from research to education to business. Our open-source #PDF2Audio tool that allows users to utilize various models such as #o1 or local/open-source models, to develop deep-dives into technical content. Example application - material design analysis: As an example to show what the system can do, check the video for a detailed 13-minute analysis of one of the designs created by #SciAgents merging silk & dandelion pigments, created using 🍓o1. The conversation describes the new material, an integration of silk proteins & luteolin/dandelion pigments to create a new biomaterial. Silk, a natural #nanostructured protein-based fiber known for its strength & flexibility, is combined with dandelion pigments like luteolin, which offer unique optical properties. By merging these components at the nanoscale level, the resulting material displays structural coloration—vibrant, tunable colors created by the material's structure rather than synthetic dyes, and leverages silk's hierarchical organization as a scaffold for the pigments, ensuring uniform distribution and non-covalent bonding at the molecular level. Key technical features include: ➡️Low-temperature processing to maintain the integrity of both silk and pigments while reducing energy consumption by 30%. ➡️Enhanced mechanical properties, with tensile strength up to 1.5 gigapascals. ➡️Potential self-healing capabilities and environmental responsiveness, allowing the material to repair minor damage and change color based on environmental conditions. ➡️UV protection and antimicrobial properties, which make this material ideal for smart textiles, eco-friendly coatings, and medical applications. This development opens new doors for sustainable materials, offering an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic fibers with applications in various industries, from fashion to healthcare.