Unfortunately scientific research at this point is not trying to solve difficult problems but just do a small step change improvement that can be published. Mos

Unfortunately scientific research at this point is not trying to solve difficult problems but just do a small step change improvement that can be published. Most of the kinetics and thermodynamics of these catalyst behaviors have been well understood for decades. The logical next step in scientific exploration would have been to untangle and understand the interactions of the different processes of interest and how they impact one another. Instead most of the research in these areas are to use fancy tools to create patterns like nanostructures that can never be done at scale and create a contest to show delta improvement in the reactivity while providing minimal fundamental insights to either understanding, explaining or solving the problem.