Crystallography – Page 5
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OpinionThe price of a failed experiment
Research is not straightforward, but its ups and downs will teach you a lot
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ResearchMagnets on hand for separating chiral crystals
Enantiomers crystallise individually at opposite magnetic poles, driven by interactions with electron spin
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ResearchFrozen fluorine’s structure revisited after 50 years
Second ever crystal structure of solid fluorine solves 50-year-old crystal symmetry conundrum
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ResearchCo-crystals fish out cannabinoid from plant extract
Purifying cannabidiol from natural cannabis extract made cheap and easy thanks to amino acid partner
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Research'Self-destructing' solvents control crystallisation
‘Deep eutomic’ mixtures allow easy access to unusual pharmaceutical polymorphs
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ResearchThe protein crystallisation influencer
Naomi Chayen discusses her career manipulating phase diagrams to produce high-quality protein crystals
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ResearchChameleon compounds from the cocrystal continuum
Indecisive crystals exploited to find new thermochromic materials
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ResearchLight pulse peels crystal layers off parent
Partial cis–trans isomerisation in photoactive organic molecule results in controlled fragmentation
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ResearchMolecular movie reveals how twisting methyl disturbs aspirin electrons
Femtosecond x-ray experiments show how small vibrations kick off electron redistribution around an entire aspirin molecule
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ResearchMechanochemical simulations surprise with crystals behaving like putty
Inaugural picture of what happens when materials are bashed together reveals unexpected level of molecular transfer
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ResearchStudy challenges hydrogen-ordered ice hypothesis
Scientists debate whether endotherm indicates a new phase of ice or a deep glassy state
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ResearchDroplets retain crystal-like structure while sliding on vertical substrate
Surprising properties of soft material may have significant impact on polymer physics
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ResearchNanoparticles assemble into first single-ingredient quasicrystal
Predicted a decade ago, the first one-component quasicrystal has been made from tetrahedral particles
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NewsNobel laureate and molecular biology pioneer Aaron Klug dies
Electron microscopy innovator who worked in Rosalind Franklin’s group has died aged 92
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ResearchMetal crystals reveal long-held secret behind their ultrafast growth
Hidden pre-organisation means supercooled silver crystals can grow at a rate of up to 100 metres per second
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NewsFirst protein probing experiments from Europe’s XFEL published
High-intensity x-rays offer insight into protein structure
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CareersA night at the beamline
Eminem, Game of thrones and the ever-present threat of diamonds crushing
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ResearchAI teaches itself to identify materials – and predict new ones too
Neural network trained up on 50,000 crystal structures shows promise rapidly navigating chemical element combinations
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ResearchDrastically different mechanical properties from the same compound
4-bromophenyl 4-bromobenzoate can be plastic, elastic or brittle
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ResearchMethanol polymorphs predicted with unprecedented accuracy
Ability to map phase diagrams using quantum calculations could benefit pharma research