Data blocks¶
What a block is¶
A block owns a slice of an item's page: it selects one or more files, parses them, and renders an interactive view plus whatever derived numbers it computes.
Blocks that ship with datalab¶
| Block | Technique | Typical formats |
|---|---|---|
| XRD | Powder diffraction | |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance | |
| Raman | Raman spectroscopy | |
| FTIR | Infrared spectroscopy | |
| UV-Vis | UV-visible spectroscopy | |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis | |
| Echem | Cycling / galvanostatic data | |
| EIS | Impedance spectroscopy | |
| Media | Images and video | |
| Comment | Free-form notes |
Note
Your instance will have a subset of these, plus any plugin blocks your group has installed or written.
Comparing data across items¶
Block outputs and caching¶
Writing your own¶
See Write a data block.