The document discusses a combinatorial approach to materials discovery, focusing on the development and characterization of various inorganic materials, including permanent magnets and superconductors. It highlights the integration of high-throughput experimental methods with theoretical models to explore large compositional phase spaces and to identify new materials with desired properties. The advancements include techniques for library fabrication, rapid characterization tools, and examples of successful material searches, particularly for rare-earth-free permanent magnets.