Lila Sciences' AI lab screened 2,942 catalysts in 3 months to replace iridium in green hydrogen
AndrewLBeam · x · 2026-09-26
Kenneth Stanley highlights Lila Sciences' AI-directed lab: green hydrogen catalysts have relied on iridium, one of Earth's rarest metals with only a few tonnes mined yearly. The lab screened 2,942 catalysts in 3 months and surfaced a palladium-based lead the field had written off, now past 1,000 hours of testing in acid.
A notable AI-for-Science win: automated experiments plus search replaced trial-and-error and revived an abandoned materials route.
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