Krause: Heavy industries have used the same alloys for 50 years
Joseph Krause · 🔬 The Limits of AI in Science - Why We Need Self-Driving Labs — Joseph Krause, Radical AI · Jun 17, 2026 · at 11:30
Joseph Krause, founder and CEO of Radical AI, explains why high-entropy alloys have not yet replaced legacy materials across aerospace, defense, and power generation.
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“And there has been, you know, for the past 50 years, the same alloys used in all these industries. And the reason why is these long discovery timelines we talked about.”
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