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Five Problems Science Couldn't Crack. Prize: $1 Million.
The Take
Discovered Materials, a startup built by IIT Madras alumni, put one million dollars on five problems in materials science. Cuprate superconductivity theory tops the list, Business Today reported. The firm uses AI models to hunt new chip materials. Solve one and the cheque is yours. The problems resisted decades of genius. Money is the new peer review.
The Wire
Discovered Materials, founded by IIT Madras alumni, announced a $1 million prize challenge for solving five unsolved problems in materials science, including a theory for cuprate superconductivity, Business Today and The Times of India report. Business Standard notes the AI materials startup raised $9 million to fund the hunt for new chip-grade materials.
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Source: Business Today