Half of humanity is fed by one century-old reaction — time for AI machines to hunt for more
shyamalanadkat · x · 2026-10-21
Shyamal Anadkat argues that roughly half the people alive today are fed by the Haber-Bosch reaction, worked out about a century ago — and more discoveries like it are sitting undiscovered. His call: build machines that go looking for them, i.e., AI-driven chemistry discovery.
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