The latest issue of the @IUCr Newsletter is now available at www.iucr.org/news/newslet....

The Royal Society film on Kathleen Lonsdale featuring footage from the @IUCr archive, was recently nominated for a Webby Award by the Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Voting is open until Thursday 16th April. see
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Here are my BCA2026 Industrial Group Plenary Lecture slides :- zenodo.org/records/1939...

Lecture hall with a big screen showing a graph and a presenter stood at the front.

A thought‑provoking industrial plenary at the #BCA2026 today from John Helliwell of @manchester.ac.uk.

Our standout moment was when he said, “We lead the world in FAIR data through the CCDC.” 🙌

Learn more 👉 www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/solutions/ab...

#Crystallography #Pharma

AXIS: a Lab-in-the-Loop machine learning approach for automated detection of macromolecular crystals AXIS (AI-based Crystal Identification System) combines artificial intelligence with an iterative Lab-in-the-Loop approach for automated crystal detection. AXIS ensures high performance in crystal detection, requires small training datasets and facilitates rapid adaptation to local and changing conditions at any given facility.

Aurelien Personnaz et al.: AXIS: a Lab-in-the-Loop machine learning approach for automated detection of macromolecular crystals #StructuralBiology #AI #LabInTheLoop ... #IUCr https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S2052252526001399

The Human Organ Atlas The Human Organ Atlas provides open access to 3D images of human anatomy spanning whole organs to cellular scale resolution.

The Human Organ Atlas, a new resource for researchers, clinicians, and educators, is an open-access database of 3D imaging of intact human organs.

The portal includes donor samples with conditions from congenital disorders to COVID-19.

Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4btmhQI

A new macromolecular crystallography endstation, MX-ES, has been established at NanoTerasu, Japan's first fourth-generation synchrotron-radiation facility #NanoTerasu #MacromolecularCrystallography #IntegratedStructuralAnalysisPlatform doi.org/10.1107/S205...

@iucr2026.bsky.social IUCr2026 Congress in August in Calgary we have a Workshop on Open Science with advanced details of speakers and most abstracts here indico.esrf.fr/event/251/

An international team of scientists & clinicians announced, in Science Advances, the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented detail — from the whole organ down to individual cells @uclengineering.bsky.social
www.esrf.fr/home/news/ge...

Planning to attend #IUCr2026? Choose from 21 pre-congress workshops for hands-on training led by internationally recognized experts
Register by March 31 for discounted prices
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Tracing the path of crystals: study of urinary calculi and half a century of synchrotron radiation in protein structure determination Published in Crystallography Reviews (Ahead of Print, 2026)

New Editorial online - Tracing the path of crystals: study of urinary calculi and half a century of synchrotron radiation in protein structure determination www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Full article: Perspectives on the 50th anniversary of synchrotron radiation protein crystallography @jsynchrotronrad.iucr.org

An optimized data-acquisition and processing strategy for the collection of high-quality electron diffraction data from extended crystals using conventional cryo-EM instrumentation #ElectronDiffraction #RadiationDamage #DataCompleteness doi.org/10.1107/S205...

This topical review considers a Protein Data Bank and Cambridge Structural Database data survey of crystal structures that have been determined at elevated temperatures #BodyTemperature #PhysiologicalConditions #37C doi.org/10.1107/S205...

Comparing image quality of synchrotron and laboratory nano-CT scans: a round robin study A multi-facility round-robin comparison of synchrotron- and laboratory-based nano-computed tomography using a standardized 3D phantom reveals superior resolution and acquisition speed at synchrotrons, while advanced laboratory systems achieve competitive image quality with extended scan times; phase contrast modalities further enhance structural visibility.

Simon Wittl et al.: Comparing image quality of synchrotron and laboratory nano-CT scans: a round robin study #NanoCT #SynchrotronRadiation #ModulationTransferFunction @esrfsynchrotron@UGrenobleAlpes...#IUCr https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S160057752600086X

Experience with the Jungfrau-1M detector at Diamond Light Source A Jungfrau-1M integrating detector was characterized at Diamond Light Source and found to be effective for recording macromolecular crystallography diffraction patterns. Parameters for operation and data collection were explored and characterized. The Diamond facility will be upgraded and integrating detectors, such as Jungfrau, will be used more widely in the future.

John Matheson et al.: Experience with the Jungfrau-1M detector at Diamond Light Source #IntegratingDetectors #MacromolecularCrystallography #SynchrotronScience @DiamondLightSou@psich_en@argonne...#IUCr https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600577526000342

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Round robin on structure analysis from 3D electron diffraction data This blind test uses three known samples to determine the accuracy limits of 3D electron diffraction and to assess various challenges. The study aims to evaluate how well different users with diverse experimental setups can perform tasks such as hydrogen-atom detection, mixed occupancy analysis and absolute structure determination. By comparing results across multiple participants and platforms, we can gauge the reliability of the method and identify potential areas for improvement in 3D electron diffraction techniques.

M​auro Gemmi et al.: Round robin on structure analysis from 3D electron diffraction data @stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@stockholms_univ@uni_mainz@unibasel@uni_mainz...#IUCr https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S205225252600045X

Modelling of radiation damage and beam-induced heating of room-temperature samples at extremely high flux MX beamlines Modelling of radiation damage and beam-induced heating at extremely high flux macromolecular crystallography beamlines is presented.

M​artin V. Appleby et al.: Modelling of radiation damage and beam-induced heating of room-temperature samples at extremely high flux MX beamlines #RadiationDamage #MacromolecularCrystallography ... #IUCr https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S2052252525011224

The @ccdc.cam.ac.uk team did a fab job with this. Thoughtful detailed profiles of awesome women scientists like @crystallised-cricket.com.

Much love to all the women scientists out there today! 💚

IUCr2026

Co-chairing IUCr 2026 MS-012 “Next-generation validation metrics for macromolecular structures” with Deborah Harrus (@deborah83.bsky.social)! Focus: new validation concepts/methods/best practices across all methods. Submit abstracts by Feb 15; early-bird reg by Mar 31. www.iucr2026.org

The latest issue of the @IUCr Newsletter is now available at www.iucr.org/news/newslet... with lots of topics of interest in #crystallography.

New paper describing our time resolved SFX studies with spectroscopic validation through XES to propose new intermediates in heme peroxidases. A large team of researchers led by Essex and Diamond @jarworrall.bsky.social @diamondlightsource.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

PDB101: How Structural Biologists and the PDB Drive Innovation PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB

Submit your IUCr2026 abstract to MS001 "How Structural Biologists and the PDB Drive Innovation" by February 15 to share how structural science impacts scientific discovery
Details:

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With appreciation from the ACA community — thank you to George N. Phillips, Jr. for his leadership and service as Editor-in-Chief of Structural Dynamics.

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Acta Crystallographica Section B welcomes three new Co-editors The newest three members of the Editorial Board of Acta Crystallographica Section B are introduced.

D​awe, Katrusiak, Nangia and Berry: Acta Crystallographica Section B welcomes three new Co-editors #CoEditors #StructuralScience #CrystalEngineering @Laurier...#IUCr https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S2052520626000685

Hmm beige not good. Liquorice all sorts style still puzzles me even 3 years later.😎

@walshdls.bsky.social @scurry.bsky.social And don’t forget hotel room decor. This one Hamburg December 2022. “Inside a liquorice all sort” style. 😎