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+# cantera-jupyter
+[Cantera](http://cantera.org) examples in the form of [Jupyter](http://jupyter.org)
+notebooks. To see the rendered notebooks, browse the directories above. To run any
+of these examples yourself, follow the Binder link below to launch an interactive
+environment where you can try using Cantera -- no installation required.
+
+[![Binder](http://mybinder.org/badge.svg)](http://mybinder.org:/repo/cantera/cantera-jupyter)