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Developing new materials
The MaterialsGrid project aims to create a unique database of material properties. This will accelerate the development and use of new custom materials for products such as medical sensors and aircraft.
Scientists will use a web portal to search the database rapidly, receiving pre-computed properties where available, or triggering new calculations on the grid that fill in missing data.
Users will be able to donate data and grid resources in exchange for access, ensuring the continued growth of the service.
The MaterialsGrid project exploits both the grid tools and the knowledge generated in the NERC eMinerals project.
MaterialsGrid is a collaboration between Accelrys Ltd, IBM, the University of Cambridge, the Science & Technology Facilities Council (Daresbury Laboratory) and the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt.*
* Funded by the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, formerly the Department of Trade & Industry
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