Systems and methods for electronic searching of materials and material properties

A system comprising:

• a processing device;
• a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium, the non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising programming instructions that, when executed, causes the processing device to:
• receive electronic data from a source, the electronic data comprising a plurality of entities, and each entity of the plurality of entities comprising a plurality of source properties, wherein the electronic data is formatted in a source format;
• convert the plurality of source properties of each entity of the plurality of entities into a plurality of normalized properties such that the electronic data is converted to normalized electronic data in a normalized format;
• store the normalized electronic data in a nested model stored within the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein:
• a first sub-set of the plurality of normalized properties are stored in a first level of the nested model;
• a second sub-set of the plurality of normalized properties are stored in a second level of the nested model;
• and
• the first level is lower than the second level;
• receive at least one query, wherein the at least one query is directed toward at least one of:
• one or more normalized properties of the first sub-set of the plurality of normalized properties stored in the first level of the nested model;
• and
• one or more normalized properties of the second sub-set of the plurality of normalized properties stored in the second level of the nested model;
• search at least one of the first sub-set and the second sub-set to determine one or more entities satisfying the at least one query;
• and
• cause for display on an electronic display the one or more entities satisfying the query.

A method of fabricating an article, the method comprising:

• in a graphical user interface displayed on an electronic display, selecting a first property corresponding to materials, wherein selection of the first property causes a first graph to be displayed such that values of the first property is on a first axis of the first graph and a number of materials is on a second axis of the first graph;
• entering a range of values for the first property, wherein:
• entering the range of values for the first property causes the first axis of the first graph to be limited to the range of values;
• entering the range of values for the first property causes the graphical user interface to display only materials satisfying the range of values for the first property;
• determining a desired material satisfying the range of values for the first property;
• and
• incorporating the desired material into the article.