cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/67629944
Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials.
He received his Nobel Prize for helping discover a world of chemistry in which molecular building blocks are assembled into structures that possess vast internal surface areas — the largest of any known substance. His porous structures can act like sponges that readily absorb, store and release gases and vapors.
What the /s when it is really happening?
The /s was for anyone that thought I might believe this is a good thing, I’ve spent long enough on the internet to know there’s at least one