The ability to predict and modify the rate-determining steps in chemical reactions would be a boon in designing better catalysts. Technical innovations in computer simulations bring that goal closer.
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Campbell, C. Towards tomorrow's catalysts. Nature 432, 282–283 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/432282a
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