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Harnessing the power of supercomputing and state-of-the-art electronic structure methods, the Materials Project provides open web access to calculated information on known and predicted materials as well as powerful analysis tools to inspire and design new materials.

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New September 20, 2021: Announcing the Monthly Materials Project Seminar Series
The MP Seminar Series is intended to share interesting research stories relevant to our community. Watch the latest seminar here and register for future seminars using this registration link. You can find more information about the seminars at materialsproject.org/seminars.
September 15, 2021: In Memoriam: David Skinner
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of David Skinner, our colleague at NERSC. The folks at NERSC have written a very touching In Memoriam notice on David's passing. Among a lifetime of accomplishments, David was also instrumental in the early days of the materials project. David was known for his kindness, inspiration and support of his colleagues, and he will be sorely missed.
June 3, 2021: Materials Project Virtual Workshop August 10-12
See announcement here. Limited to 100 attendees. We hope you can join us!
May 13, 2021: Database version V2021.03.13 with a new formation energy correction scheme
This version does not include any new data but changes the way we correct formation energies. This reduces the overall error in formation energies in Materials Project by 7% compared to the experiment. The old patching scheme remains available for those who need it. More information in our publication logs.
March 22, 2021: Supplemental Database Release V2021.03.22
This release updates some older documents with new calculations and adjusts our rules for dropping older calculations. It does not contain any new material. Thanks to the new calculations, many materials that were previously obsolete are once again accessible. This release is in preparation for the move to our new compatibility scheme which will improve our formation energy predictions.

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Harnessing the power of supercomputing and state-of-the-art electronic structure methods, the Materials Project provides open web access to calculated information on known and predicted materials as well as powerful analysis tools to inspire and design new materials.

Learn more Tutorials Log in or register to start using

New September 20, 2021: Announcing the Monthly Materials Project Seminar Series

The MP Seminar Series is intended to share interesting research stories relevant to our community. Watch the latest seminar here and register for future seminars using this registration link. You can find more information about the seminars at materialsproject.org/seminars.

September 15, 2021: In Memoriam: David Skinner

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of David Skinner, our colleague at NERSC. The folks at NERSC have written a very touching In Memoriam notice on David's passing. Among a lifetime of accomplishments, David was also instrumental in the early days of the materials project. David was known for his kindness, inspiration and support of his colleagues, and he will be sorely missed.

June 3, 2021: Materials Project Virtual Workshop August 10-12

See announcement here. Limited to 100 attendees. We hope you can join us!

May 13, 2021: Database version V2021.03.13 with a new formation energy correction scheme

This version does not include any new data but changes the way we correct formation energies. This reduces the overall error in formation energies in Materials Project by 7% compared to the experiment. The old patching scheme remains available for those who need it. More information in our publication logs.

March 22, 2021: Supplemental Database Release V2021.03.22

This release updates some older documents with new calculations and adjusts our rules for dropping older calculations. It does not contain any new material. Thanks to the new calculations, many materials that were previously obsolete are once again accessible. This release is in preparation for the move to our new compatibility scheme which will improve our formation energy predictions.