Unesco launches International Year of Crystallography
The worldwide celebration kicked off with a two-day opening ceremony in Paris
Around 1200 people gathered to officially launch the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr2014) at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) headquarters in Paris, France on 20-21 January.
The year-long celebration aims to strengthen international collaboration and increase public awareness of crystallography with a series of conferences, exhibitions and educational activities taking place throughout 2014.