# A YC startup is putting $1M behind five unsolved materials science problems for AI

**Published:** November 5, 2026
**Author:** Tim Fernholz
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/a-yc-startup-is-putting-1m-behind-five-unsolved-materials-science-proble

Discovered Materials, a months-old YC startup that uses AI to find chip materials, is offering $200,000 for each solution to five open materials science problems.

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**Tags:** #OpenAI #Anthropic #Илон Маск

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