Crystallography – Page 3
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ResearchFirst fluoronium crystal solves structure controversy
X-ray analysis of elusive cation finally proves it to be a symmetric near-covalent structure, not a carbocation
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ResearchOverreliance on cryocooled protein structures may compromise computational structure-based drug design
Scientists behind first of its kind study encourage more researchers to analyse protein structures at room temperature
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ResearchHow a single ingredient creates silky smooth chocolate without tempering
Natural phospholipids trigger cocoa butter crystallisation into glossy, tasty, melt-in-the-mouth chocolate
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ResearchActinium’s radius revised to solve cancer therapy mystery
For decades, scientists have been using the wrong ionic radius for one of Earth’s rarest element
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ResearchFirst crystal structure of bleach in its 200-year history
X-ray structure of chemistry staples hypochlorite and hypobromite recorded for the first time
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ResearchMolecular cryo-EM discovers error in 25-year-old natural product structure
Nobel prize-winning biomolecule imaging technique adapted to characterise chemical compounds faster and easier than NMR and x-ray
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ResearchGiant crystal lattice is mesoporous but not a MOF
Non-covalent network has the largest unit cell among non-MOFs
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OpinionLetters: July 2021
Readers discuss whether air rifles or bomb disposal techniques are best for dealing with waste chemicals
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ResearchBest sighting yet of exotic crystals composed entirely of electrons
2D materials used to stabilise Wigner crystals
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ResearchScientists uncover pitfalls of letting algorithms determine crystal structures
Chemists warn not to blindly trust x-ray crystallography software after finding and correcting mistakes in iodine azide structures
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ResearchOldest human-made quasicrystal discovered in remains of first nuclear blast
Almost 76 years ago, US scientists set off the first nuclear bomb – and accidentally created the first synthetic quasicrystal
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ResearchNew type of crystal expels liquid when squeezed
Accidental discovery uncovers crystalline solid with very unusual property
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OpinionPolly Porter, crystallography pioneer
Marelene and Geoff Rayner-Canham examine one of Dorothy Hodgkin’s mentors, who never studied at school or university
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ResearchCadmium cyanide surprises chemists by shrinking when irradiated with x-rays
Contraction expands potential applications for inorganic materials
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ResearchHow tunnelling titanium turns a perfect crystal into a bad heat conductor
Quantum tunnelling is key to solving the mystery of why some defect-free crystals have such low thermal conductivities
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ResearchRandomness model used to simulate crystal growth
Tool can replicate and predict experimental results for crystal morphology and surface topology for several types of material
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ResearchRefinement method uses quantum calculations to detail intricacies in crystal structures
Technique tackles disordered structures and compounds containing heavy elements
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ResearchHow to solve a ‘nasty’ compound’s structure with a million-Euro synchrotron
Chemists overcomes challenges of handling explosive and toxic nitrogen to investigate its structure using Germany’s most expensive x-ray source
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ResearchLessons from an unlikely cadmium carbonyl compound
Complete structural reassignment sees cadmium, carbon and chlorine replaced with rhenium, nitrogen and sulfur
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ResearchFast-acting insecticide polymorph could boost malaria-control efforts
Recrystallised deltamethrin accelerates uptake in mosquitoes