Version 1.0 Release Notes
Release Date: July 5, 2022
We are excited to announce the first official release of the Materials Database platform! After months of development and beta testing, version 1.0 brings a comprehensive set of features for materials researchers and engineers.
Core Features
Material Management
- Database storage for material structures and properties
- Support for uploading CIF files with automatic property extraction
- Material categorization and tagging system
Search and Discovery
- Basic search functionality by material name, elements, and properties
- Filtering by material type, crystal system, and property ranges
- Sortable search results with customizable columns
Data Visualization
- Basic crystal structure rendering
- Property visualization with charts and graphs
- Tabular data display with export options
User Management
- User registration and authentication
- Role-based access control
- Personal collections for organizing materials
Technical Details
- Built with Python 3.8 and Flask web framework
- SQLite database for data storage
- Client-side rendering with modern JavaScript
- Responsive design for desktop and tablet devices
Known Limitations
- Structure visualization limited to 1000 atoms
- Search performance may degrade with very large result sets
- Limited support for mobile devices
- No API access in this initial release
Coming Soon
- Advanced search capabilities
- Interactive band structure visualization
- Public API for programmatic access
- Improved performance for large structures
- Mobile app support
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank our beta testers for their valuable feedback and the research community for their support in building this platform. Special thanks to the funding agencies that made this project possible.
For support, bug reports, or feature requests, please contact us at support@materialsdb.example.com.