{
  "id": 12967373,
  "title": "DOE Funds AI-Driven Catalyst Discovery Project as Part of Genesis Mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/doe-funds-ai-driven-catalyst-discovery-project-as-part-of-genesis",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:47:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Caltech News",
    "slug": "caltech-news",
    "url": "https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/doe-funds-ai-driven-catalyst-discovery-project-as-part-of-genesis-mission"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On October 8, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a second round of funding for its Genesis Mission , a nationwide initiative to use AI to tackle pressing challenges in science and technology. Among the projects that will receive funding is a Caltech effort that will use AI to help identify new and better catalysts, materials that speed up chemical reactions. The catalysis project is…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}