Larry Zitnick, Research Director at Meta's AI team, and Aaike van Vught from VSParticle dive into the intriguing intersection of machine learning and materials science. They discuss the creation of OCx24, an open catalysis database, revealing the challenges of building it from scratch. The guests also explore how autonomous spark ablation techniques streamline materials synthesis. With a holistic look at reproducibility and data-sharing across the community, they illustrate how tech can drive sustainable innovations in catalyst research.