All Crystallography articles – Page 4
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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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Study challenges hydrogen-ordered ice hypothesis
Scientists debate whether endotherm indicates a new phase of ice or a deep glassy state
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Droplets 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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Nanoparticles 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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Metal 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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First protein probing experiments from Europe’s XFEL published
High-intensity x-rays offer insight into protein structure
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AI 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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Drastically different mechanical properties from the same compound
4-bromophenyl 4-bromobenzoate can be plastic, elastic or brittle
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Methanol polymorphs predicted with unprecedented accuracy
Ability to map phase diagrams using quantum calculations could benefit pharma research
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Opinion
Why modern chemists need to think big
The lessons we can learn from the larger reaction scales of the past
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Opinion
Snapshots of life’s dancers
We need to stop viewing proteins as static and embrace their dynamism
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Crystallising new concepts not once, but twice
From supramolecular synthons to weak hydrogen bonds, Gautam Desiraju’s research has impacted several areas of chemistry
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DDT surprises with new, overlooked form of the pesticide
Highly controversial pesticide has a second more lethal crystal form missed for almost 80 years
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Snowflake symmetry mirrors ice crystals’ molecular structure
Water molecules arranged in hexagonal shape grow into six-sided snowflakes due to kinetic control
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Fractal crystals win fashion design contest
Organic compounds form peculiar geometric crystals due to inefficient molecular stacking
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Podcast
MOFs: Metal–organic frameworks
Katrina Krämer examines these extremely versatile materials and speaks to MOF pioneer Omar Yaghi
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Crystal structure lifts lid on LSD’s secrets
Structure of hallucinogen bound to a human serotonin receptor could explain LSD’s potent and long-lasting effects
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Electron beam exposes crystal details down to hydrogen atoms
Technique overcomes limitations of conventional crystallography and offers new insight into drugs and catalysts
