diff --git a/bind/bindings.cpp b/bind/bindings.cpp
index 782d2c1..89cc578 100644
--- a/bind/bindings.cpp
+++ b/bind/bindings.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ void makeG4System(M& m, std::string name){
     .def("run_gui", &G4System::run_gui)
     .def("run_batch", &G4System::run_batch, py::arg("nEvents"), py::arg("partSpecies"), py::arg("minEnergy_GeV"), py::arg("maxEnergy_GeV"))
     .def("run_visualize", &G4System::run_visualize, py::arg("partSpecies"), py::arg("minEnergy_GeV"), py::arg("maxEnergy_GeV"))
-    .def("applyUICommand", &G4System::applyUICommand, py::arg("command"));
+    .def("applyUICommand", &G4System::applyUICommand, py::arg("command"))
+    .def("printMaterial", &G4System::printMaterial, py::arg("name"));
 }
 
 PYBIND11_MODULE(minicalo, m) {
diff --git a/bind/example.py b/bind/example.py
index 1d6c950..cf3e907 100644
--- a/bind/example.py
+++ b/bind/example.py
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ G4s = G4System()
 G4s.init(cw)
 G4s.run_batch(100, "gamma", 1, 5) #100 events, photons, 1000 MeV to 5000 MeV
 
-G4s.run_visualize("gamma", 1, 5) 
\ No newline at end of file
+#G4s.run_visualize("gamma", 1, 5) 
+G4s.printMaterial("G4_Pb")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/G4System.hh b/include/G4System.hh
index effe9c8..3e85711 100644
--- a/include/G4System.hh
+++ b/include/G4System.hh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ void applyUICommand(const std::string& command){
 
 void displayEvent()const{}; //just a placeholder, this will be implemented in python
 
+void printMaterial(const std::string& name)const;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/G4System.cc b/src/G4System.cc
index b3fd4e6..44f25a6 100644
--- a/src/G4System.cc
+++ b/src/G4System.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
 #include "G4System.hh"
+#include <G4Material.hh>
+#include <G4NistManager.hh>
+#include <G4String.hh>
 
 void G4System::init(ConstructionWrapper &CW){
 
@@ -122,6 +125,12 @@ void G4System::run_visualize(const std::string& partSpecies, double minEnergy, d
   runManager->BeamOn(1);
 }
 
+void G4System::printMaterial(const std::string& materialName)const{
+    // Get the material from the material name
+    return ; //ToDo
+}
+
+
 void G4System::run_gui(){
     if(ui == nullptr){
         throw std::runtime_error("GUI not initialized");