This symposium invites contributions on pioneering methods of collaboration and the cooperative development of novel techniques. Technology is disrupting and democratising both scientific research and education, from the emergence of free online courses to the increasing availability of scalable solutions for laboratory automation. Open sourcing of data and analysis tools can help increase transparency, accelerate development of new techniques, lower barriers to access, accelerate scientific dissemination, improve reproducibility and manage information overload. This symposium will focus on several key areas: the development and utilization of open-source software and hardware, the
construction of community-driven databases, the standardization of experimental protocols, and the propagation and adoption of new methodologies. These focal points are anchored in the broader context of advancing materials science research through open science
methodologies, because the easier it is to understand, trust, and seamlessly build on each other’s work, the more materials scientists can accomplish as a community. We invite submissions that highlight the application of these open-source principles or demonstrate the impact of new approaches in materials science.