All crystallography articles
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Research
First single crystal structure of actinium shows unexpected coordination behaviour
Work will aid novel anti-cancer therapy development and even add to debate of where the element sits on the periodic table
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Webinar
Using crystallographic structures & data-driven solutions to advance drug design
The recording for this webinar is now available directly via the CCDC website – see below for details
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News
UK national facility poised to expand use of state-of-the-art electron diffraction
Greater access to ED will allow characterisation of tiny crystals, deepening our understanding of everything from batteries and drugs to catalysts
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News
800 crystallography-related papers appear to stem from one paper mill
Preprint reports questionable images in papers that are all from authors based at Chinese hospitals
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Research
Pepto-Bismol compound’s structure unveiled after 120 years
Electron microscopy triumphed over x-ray crystallography as century-old structural puzzle around bismuth subsalicylate is finally solved
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Research
Oldest 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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Feature
Uncovering how the spliceosome makes the cut
Clare Sansom looks at the complex world of the spliceosome, a molecular machine in all our cells
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Careers
Structuring a crystallographic database
Matt Lightfoot on navigating a career around the Cambridge Structural Database
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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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Careers
A night at the beamline
Eminem, Game of thrones and the ever-present threat of diamonds crushing
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Research
Fractal crystals win fashion design contest
Organic compounds form peculiar geometric crystals due to inefficient molecular stacking
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Opinion
Flashback: 2001 – chemical landmark for John Desmond Bernal
A blue plaque for crystallographer John Desmond Bernal
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News
Unesco launches International Year of Crystallography
The worldwide celebration kicked off with a two-day opening ceremony in Paris
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News
Year-long celebration to raise crystallography’s profile
International Year of Crystallography plans hands on demonstrations and exhibitions to highlight the importance of the discipline
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Feature
Crystal clear
With the international year of crystallography upon us, Clare Sansom celebrates this important discipline
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News
Chemistry laureate Jerome Karle dies
Joint winner of the 1985 Nobel prize in chemistry dies at the age of 94