About DICE

"DICE" is a digital innovative collaborative ecosystem for materials research provided by the NIMS Materials Data Platform (MDPF).

Materials Data Platform (MDPF)

NIMS is working to establish the "Materials Data Platform (MDPF)" to collect, accumulate, and utilize high-quality materials data from industry, academia, and government under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Materials DX Platform Initiative".
MDPF develops and operates the data infrastructure that enables the aggregation and utilization of data, providing it as the digital ecosystem "DICE." This strongly supports data-driven materials research and development.
MDPF collaborates with the Advanced Research Infrastructure for Materials and Nanotechnology (ARIM) and the Data creation and utilization-type MaTerial R&D project (DxMT) to realization of the Materials DX Platform.

• Advanced Research Infrastructure for Materials and Nanotechnology (ARIM)
• Data creation and utilization-type MaTerial R&D project (DxMT)

DICE, Digital Innovative Collaborative Ecosystem for materials

1. An integrated system that comprehensively manages the creation, accumulation, and utilization of materials data
2. Aggregates and provides data from various sources such as experiments, measurements, simulations, and literature in an easily reusable format
3. Promotes digital transformation (DX) and AI utilization via the cloud platform specifically designed for materials research and development
4. Strongly supports the efficiency, acceleration, and advancement of materials research

DICE Service Lineup

Reference

1. NIMS NOW International 2025, Vol.23 No.1
   [Research Network and Facility Services Division (RNFS)] The Ideal Environment for Materials Research is Here -Research Support Services in the DX Era-
2. NIMS NOW International 2023, Vol.21 No.3, p12-13
   Topic 1 // Materials Research Data Enhancing Japan's innovation in materials through a NIMS-led data strategy
3. NIMS NOW International 2021, Vol.19 No.5, p8-13
   [Creating next-generation cloud systems] Launch of DICE, materials data platform enabling efficient data collection and sharing
   [Revolutionizing materials research labs] RDE system enables real-time, automatic data collection and analysis
4. NIMS NOW International 2019, Vol.17 No.1, p8-11
   [Special feature] What is the "materials data platform"?