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When it comes to producing chemicals, it’s hard to beat nature in efficiency. The EU-funded CATART project will explore new chemical production pathways by using reaction robots that can mimic nature in a much faster way. Researchers will use 3D quantum dot networks with the ability to harvest sunlight by luminescence, photocatalyse substrates and separate products. Using artificial intelligence, the reaction robots will learn autonomously and be able to instantly maximise productivity. The goal is to create a revolutionary system for how chemicals can be produced, combining know-how from photonics, machine learning, catalysis, organic chemistry and engineering.