Crystallography – Page 5
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Research
Chameleon compounds from the cocrystal continuum
Indecisive crystals exploited to find new thermochromic materials
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Light pulse peels crystal layers off parent
Partial cis–trans isomerisation in photoactive organic molecule results in controlled fragmentation
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Molecular 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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Mechanochemical 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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News
Nobel 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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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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News
First protein probing experiments from Europe’s XFEL published
High-intensity x-rays offer insight into protein structure
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Careers
A night at the beamline
Eminem, Game of thrones and the ever-present threat of diamonds crushing
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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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Research
From cement to batteries with help from a wombat
Vanessa Peterson is in the fast lane when it comes to relating atomic-scale structures to a material’s function
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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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