New paper out, High-pressure crystallisation of Isobutyronitrile pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/..., nice results from the UWA and Synchrotron team that show this small molecule crystallises into the same structure as at low temperatures. There's some lovely calculations that explain why this may be.
A title image describing a recently publish scientific paper. The title is To help publicize your article, Crystal structure of diacetylene unveiled by X-ray and neutron diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and periodic DFT' and there is a brief description of the paper that reads 'The crystal structure and thermal expansion behaviour of diacetylene were determined via diffraction methods and supplemented by spectroscopic techniques. The similarities to acetylene's structure and implications for Titan in situ exploration are discussed.' There is also an image that depicts the crystal structure and its unit cell
📢 One less molecular mystery - the crystal structure of diacetylene is solved, published in @iucrj.iucr.org today! Fantastic work by Larissa, and also I think will be the first structure deposit in @ccdc.cam.ac.uk from wombat! Read the OA paper here journals.iucr.org/m/issues/202...
One more week to apply to work with me - trying to predict the crystals on Titan!
Moon pic taken from Denmark, WA Australia on 11th July 2025
Yes, please
Beautiful day at Optus #cricket
I never knew that the pea 🫛 plant produced such pretty flowers. #gardening
#catsofbluesky tired cat
