Last week, we co-organized an RDM Workshop together with @nfdi4chem.de and DFG Research Unit ELSICS. Over two days, participants explored key #RDM topics, focusing on how to improve scientific workflows. It was a great chance to showcase #NOMAD and strengthen ties with the research community.

Our congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks! We're proud to support MOF research community with our MOFs app in NOMAD: shorturl.at/I1V0K Explore, filter, and analyze data from thousands of MOFs!

🚀FAIRmat has reached a major milestone in data standardization! In collaboration with NIAC, our experts have extended the NeXus data format into a cross-domain standard for materials science. New definitions are fully integrated into #NOMAD! 👉Read the full success story: shorturl.at/Vsr7p

Showcase your work, exchange ideas, and connect with #NOMAD users & developers!🌟 Join the Users-Meet-Developers exhibit at the next #FAIRmat Users Meeting to present your #RDM workflows, plugins, datasets, custom schemas, data analysis tools & more!📝 ➡️Registration: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/46/

📢 Registration is open for the Seventh FAIRmat Users Meeting! Are you passionate about #RDM and its role in advancing #Physics, #Chemistry, and #MaterialsScience? Then this is the event for you! ✅ Free participation 🗓 Register by November 9, 2025 🔗 events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/46/

Next week, #FAIRmat joins #TEACH2025 conference organized by @helmholtzhmc.bsky.social! Teaching staff, researchers, and training coordinators will share methods and best practices. ahm531.bsky.social will present: "Building FAIR data literacy: using toys to teach the FAIR data principles".

A great feature in @science.org on the recent LLM Hackathon in Berlin highlights how coding, collaboration, and FAIR data go hand in hand for accelerating materials discovery. Read more in the article by Zack Savitsky ⬇️ www.science.org/content/arti...

What a week for FAIRmat at #ICSCRM2025! Heiko Weber & Michael Krieger welcomed dozens of visitors, spreading the word about #NOMAD among scientific and industrial communities. Many were amazed that NOMAD tools are completely open and free to use. #FAIRdata #SiC #NFDI

Our experts Esma Birsen Boydas and Bernadette Mohr are at the German Conference of Women in Physics at @uni-kiel.de. They will showcase how the open-source #NOMAD software helps address today’s #FAIR data management challenges. Talk by Bernadette: shorturl.at/jWayJ Poster by Esma: shorturl.at/mjhvr

Last week, teams from across Germany came together at our Berlin site for a 2-day #LLMHackathon in Materials Science and Chemistry. We congratulate the participants for turning bold ideas into unique and promising products within just days! ➡️ See the teams' submissions: shorturl.at/evqZM

Wrapping up the joint booth at the #DPG Fall Meeting in Göttingen. With our #PSinNFDI partners – #DAPHNE4NFDI, #PUNCH4NFDI and #NFDI4Cat – we covered a broad range of topics in physical sciences. This effort showed @nfdi.de as a united community and sparked great interest in #FAIR data management.

Next week, we will be taking part in the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM) 2025. This annual event is dedicated to the advances in #SiC research and technology. 🔹 Booth 210 📆 September 15-18 📍 BEXCO, Busan 🔹 Full program: icscrm2025.org/html/program...

📢 FAIRmat Newsletter Vol. 7 is out! 300 characters aren’t enough to share all the news from our team. So grab a coffee and dive into latest project updates, interviews, and articles from the FAIRmat community. 📰 Read here: www.fairmat-nfdi.eu/uploads/docu...

Greetings from Karlsruhe! 👋 Tomorrow is the last day of #MC2025 – and your final chance to meet experts from #MatWerk, @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social & #FAIRmat at our joint booth to hear about the latest developments in #RDM.

Last week, Martin Kuban and Siamak Nakhaie welcomed participants at the #FAIRmat information booth during the Psi-k Conference. It was rewarding to see the global community’s interest in #NOMAD – a free, open-source platform that makes RDM easier worldwide. #RDM #NFDI #Psik2025 #EPFL

Heading to the 2nd #DPG Fall Meeting in Göttingen? Visit us at booth A35 (Sep 9–11) to talk about FAIR data in science!💡 We’ll be there with @nfdi.de consortia #DAPHNE4NFDI, #PUNCH4NFDI and #NFDI4Cat at the Exhibition of Scientific Instruments and Literature. See you there👋

We say goodbye to a wonderful #CoRDI2025 at @rwth.bsky.social! 🎉 Three inspiring days with the #NFDI community full of ideas, discussions, and networking – a great showcase of our dedication to #RDM & #FAIRdata principals. Big thanks to @nfdi.de🙌

Already this Sunday, #FAIRmat is heading to Karlsruhe for Microscopy Conference 2025! 📅 Aug 31: Pre-conference workshop on Research Data Management in Microscopy: shorturl.at/QaNF0 📍 Sep 1–4: Visit us at booth 57, co-organized with #MatWerk and @nfdi4bioimage.bsky.social #NOMAD #MC2025 #RDM #NFDI

Meet us at Quantum (Bio-)Inorganic Chemistry Conference at @humboldtuni.bsky.social. 📆 Aug 26-29, 2025 📍 Visit the FAIRmat booth 🎤 And don’t miss Esma Birsen Boydas’ talk: FAIR Quantum Chemistry using NOMAD #FAIRmat #QBIC2025 #QuantumChemistry #NOMAD #NFDI

Don't miss the chance to join the #LLM Hackathon in Materials and Chemistry we're hosting in Berlin! Brainstorm, team up, hack, and enjoy some pizza 🍕 Spots are limited! 📍 CSMB | Sept 11-12, 2025 🔗 Registration: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/44/ #FAIRmat #Chemistry #MaterialsScience

We are excited to join #CoRDI2025, organized by @nfdi.de! Meet #FAIRmat at @rwth.bsky.social from Aug 26 to 28. You can find us at the Market of Opportunities or attend talks by our experts. ➡️More info about our contributions: www.fairmat-nfdi.eu/fairmat/even... #NOMAD #FAIRdata #RDM #NFDI

📣 News Digest RDM #NaturalScience Week 31, 2025! Today with @fairmat.bsky.social #PUNCH4NFDI and @psdi-uk.bsky.social. Enjoy reading! thefairelephant.com/2025/08/03/n... #FAIRElephantNews #FAIRdata #RDM #ResearchDataManagement #AI

Missed the latest #FAIRmat Users Meeting at Ruhr-Universität Bochum this July? You can now catch up – recordings of the talks are available on our YouTube channel: shorturl.at/UrNgt 🎥 Don’t forget to subscribe to stay updated on our latest content! #NOMAD #RDM #NFDI #FAIRdata

FAIRmat is heading to Lausanne this August for 7th General Conference of the Psi-k community! Meet us at our booth at #EPFL, join Martin Kuban’s talk (Aug 26, 11:45), and check out symposia co-organized by our PIs. Full details: www.psik2025.net/program #NOMAD #RDM #NFDI #MaterialsScience

📣 News Digest RDM #NaturalScience Week 29, 2025! Today with updates from #DAPHNE4NFDI @fairmat.bsky.social @nfdi4earth.bsky.social @psdi-uk.bsky.social and #PUNCH4NFDI. Enjoy reading! thefairelephant.com/2025/07/20/n... #FAIRElephantNews #FAIRdata #RDM #PhysSky #Metadata #ResearchDataManagement

📢 New video alert! The #FAIRmat seminar "Materials Design Using Chemical Heuristics, Workflows, and Machine Learning" by Janine George is now available online! ▶️ Watch it on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Sfco48s1fpU #MaterialsDesign #MachineLearning #ResearchData

📣 News Digest RDM #NaturalScience Week 28, 2025! Today with updates by @fairmat.bsky.social and @researchspace.com. Topics are #AI-driven research and improved (meta)data documentation. Enjoy reading! thefairelephant.com/2025/07/13/n... #FAIRElephantNews #FAIRdata #RDM #ResearchDataManagement

🎉Thanks to everyone who joined the 6th FAIRmat Users Meeting at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de last week! Two days of insightful talks, hands-on tutorials, an engaging poster session & great discussions! 👉Check out full contributions events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/32/con... #MaterialsScience #AI #RDM #ML #NFDI

Once again, we joined Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften on June 28, 2025! It was inspiring to share our work, connect with curious visitors, and see creative takes on our RDM and coding challenges. Big thanks to CSMB team for the organization! #FAIRmat #RDM #LNDW25

What a pleasure it was to see the #FAIRmat team at the Project Meeting in Berlin last week! Three days of discussions and strategic planning – from area reports and inter-area exchanges to plenary sessions and reflections on FAIRmat’s future. #NFDI #NOMAD #RDM

We are all set for the Sixth Users Meeting this week! 🎤 On Thursday morning we invite you to discuss AI & ML Activities Across NFDI Consortia (@nfdi.de). 📅 Thursday, July 3 | 🕐 9:00-10:30 CEST 🔗 Read abstracts: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/32/con... #NOMAD #RDM #AI #MachineLearning

Miguel Marques (@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) and Martin Kuban (@humboldtuni.bsky.social) will explore AI & ML in Simulations, Databases, and Computational Workflows at the Users Meeting this week! 📅 Wednesday, July 2 | 🕐 11:00-12:00 CEST Read abstracts: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/32/con...

If you're interested in Language Models for Materials Science, the upcoming Users Meeting is the place to be! Make sure to register by Monday. 📅 Wednesday, July 3 | 🕐 11:00-12:00 CEST Read abstracts: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/32/con... #NOMAD #FAIRData #RDM #NFDI #LanguageModels

One week to go until Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften! Join us on June 28 in Berlin-Adlershof, where we’ll connect with the next generation of scientists alongside our colleagues from CSMB. Come see for yourself that science can be fun! 🔗 Details: www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/programm/det...

🔍 Program insights from the #FAIRmat Users Meeting! Session 1 will focus on Harnessing Data-Driven Methods in Materials Discovery. 📅 Wednesday, July 2 | 🕐 09:00-10:30 CEST Read abstracts and don't forget to register: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/32/ #NOMAD #FAIRData #RDM #NFDI #MachineLearning

We are excited to announce two hands-on tutorials that will take place during the upcoming FAIRmat Users Meeting! Check out the full descriptions and register to join the event: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/32/ #FAIRmat #NFDI #NOMAD #FAIRData #RDM #LLM

FAIRmat Users Meeting is already next month! Join us and showcase your work in the poster session. Whether you are working with #NOMAD tools, exploring #AI applications, or developing #FAIR workflows, we want to see your work! 👉 Learn more and submit here: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/32/abs...

📣 News Digest RDM #NaturalScience Week 23, 2025! Today with @elabftw.bsky.social @fairmat.bsky.social #NFDI4Cat @nfdi4chem.de @psdi-uk.bsky.social and @researchspace.com. Enjoy reading! thefairelephant.com/2025/06/08/n... #FAIRElephantNews #ElectronicLabNotebook #ELN #RDM #FAIRdata

NOMAD Catalysis App is officially released! It provides a new way to explore #catalysis research data through customizable dashboards and interactive plots. This is an important milestone for the catalysis research community! 🔗Learn more: shorturl.at/9xeAJ 🔍Explore the App: shorturl.at/etNvl

Great morning with @molecularxtal.bsky.social at today’s FAIRmat seminar! She shared how automated workflows and analysis tools enable large-scale quantum-chemical bonding analysis and support machine-learning models for material properties. 🙏Thanks to all who joined — video coming soon!

We had a fantastic week at the E-MRS Spring Meeting 2025! From meeting new NOMAD users to exchanging ideas about FAIR data practices, it was a truly inspiring event. 🔗 Read the full recap on our website: www.fairmat-nfdi.eu/fairmat/news... #FAIRmat #EMRS2025 #NOMAD #NFDI #MaterialsScience #RDM

📢New video alert! If you missed the seminar with Helge Stein on March 24, you can now watch the recording online. His talk, “The Engineering of Research by Horizontal and Vertical Integration,” is available on our YouTube channel: shorturl.at/jKLzK #FAIRmat #ResearchEngineering #RDM #NFDI

📣 News Digest RDM #NaturalScience Week 22, 2025! Today with @fairmat.bsky.social @nfdi4earth.bsky.social and @psdi-uk.bsky.social. Enjoy reading! thefairelephant.com/2025/06/01/n... #FAIRElephantNews #FAIRdata #RDM #ResearchDataManagement

📢 One week to go until the #FAIRmat Seminar with Janine George! Join us at CSMB for a talk on #MaterialsDesign, get the chance to discuss your questions with @molecularxtal.bsky.social over a cup of coffee! Not in Berlin? Register to receive the online access link: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/38/

#FAIRmat is in Strasbourg for the #EMRS Spring Meeting and ready to meet you at the Convention & Exhibition Centre! Find us at Booth 35 to explore how #NOMAD & #FAIRdata are advancing materials science. 📅Tuesday, May 27 | 09:00-18:00 📅Wednesday, May 28 | 09:00-18:00 📅Thursday, May 29 | 09:00-16:30

📣 News Digest RDM #NaturalScience Week 21, 2025! Today with @fairmat.bsky.social, #NFDI4Cat and @nfdi4earth.bsky.social. Enjoy reading! thefairelephant.com/2025/05/26/n... #FAIRElephantNews #FAIRdata #ResearchDataManagement #RDM

From May 19-22, #FAIRmat brought the #NOMAD Tutorials to Mainz, Darmstadt & Heidelberg! Each stop offered an exciting opportunity for local research communities to explore the capabilities of the NOMAD ecosystem firsthand. A big thank you to everyone who joined and to our amazing local hosts! 🙌

Another contribution to the scientific program of #EMRS2025 will be presented by @pepe-marquez.bsky.social in Symposium D, Session D12: 🔹A Federated Research Data Infrastructure for Next-Generation Solar Cell Materials 🔗Abstract: shorturl.at/CEtsi 📅May 29 | 🕒9:15-9:30 📍Marie Curie B - First floor

💡The "PV Research Digitalization with NOMAD Oasis" Workshop Whether you are a data steward, researcher, or PI, join us to explore how the powerful #NOMAD Oasis tool can support the digitalization of your PV research. 🔗 Registration and more information: events.fairmat-nfdi.eu/event/42/

🚗 REMINDER: Don’t miss the first NOMAD Tutorial Tour! We are hitting the road next week — but there’s still time to register and join us in Mainz, Darmstadt, and Heidelberg from May 19 to 22. ❌ Please note: the tutorial in Karlsruhe has been cancelled.