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 ![Python - Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/quacc)
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-`quacc` is a flexible platform for high-throughput, computational materials science 💎 and quantum chemistry 🧪 that is built for the exascale era 🔥. It is maintained by the [Rosen Research Group](https://rosen.cbe.princeton.edu/) at Princeton University 🐯.
+`quacc` is a flexible platform for computational materials science 💎 and quantum chemistry 🧪 that is built for the exascale era 🔥. It is maintained by the [Rosen Research Group](https://rosen.cbe.princeton.edu/) at Princeton University 🐯.
 
 - `quacc` makes it possible to easily write complex workflows that can be run anywhere, anyhow. By anywhere, we mean locally, HPC, the cloud, or any combination thereof. By anyhow, we mean via one of several [modern workflow management solutions](https://workflows.community).