The CRYSTALS 15.0.1 (v7809) installer for Windows 7/10 is now available. This is a quick patch release following the release of v7795.
Please report problems. The version number refers to a specific snapshot of the source code enabling us to better identify and fix bugs.
Key changes between 15.7795 and 15.7809
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The CRYSTALS 15 (v7795) installer for Windows 7/10 is now available.
Please report problems. The version number refers to a specific snapshot of the source code enabling us to better identify and fix bugs.
Key changes between 14.6999 and 15.7795
This release of CRYSTALS has changed the way the software is installed, so that … Read the rest
The CRYSTALS v6999 installer for Windows 7/10 is now available.
Please report problems. The version number (6999) refers to a specific snapshot of the source code enabling us to better identify and fix bugs.
Key changes between 14.6720 and 14.6999
Added some trial shortcut keys to the menus. Ctrl-O: open file dialog, Ctrl-R: setup … Read the rest
The CRYSTALS v6720 installer is now available.
This update uses a new 64-bit Fortran compiler, fixes a number of bugs and eliminates a few mysterious crashes. Please report problems. The version number now refers to a specific snapshot of the source code enabling us to better identify and fix bugs.
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The CRYSTALS v14.6236 installer is now available.
This update fixes a number of bugs and eliminates a few mysterious crashes. Please report problems. The minor component or the version number now refers to a specific snapshot of the source code enabling us to better identify and fix bugs.
Key changes between v14.5841 and 14.6236… Read the rest
The short video below runs through one of the demo structures that is included with the CRYSTALS structure analysis package from data import to production of CIF files. It is a quick introduction to the features available and does not go into great detail. If you're looking for a quick overview of a structure analysis, then start here.
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The CRYSTALS v14.5481 installer is now available.
This update fixes usability problems related to new features in the latest series of releases. There may be a problem with OpenGL rendering on ATI graphics cards – please report problems if you see any ‘artefacts’ while viewing crystal structure models.
Version 14.60 onwards are built with a … Read the rest
The sixth X-ray diffraction school organised by Universite de Lorraine and CNRS will be held in early July at the Abbaye des Prémontrés Pont à Mousson, France. The historical setting on the banks of the Moselle River is the backdrop for an intensive week of crystallography. Richard Cooper will lecture on “Affinement de structures cristallines” … Read the rest
Dr Pavlo Solntsev from the Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, USA, has written a detailed manual demonstrating the principles of modelling disorder in CRYSTALS. It is available here. Below are two videos which accompany the material in the manual. Pavlo can be contacted at pavlo.solntsev at gmail.com.
Will is working with Nick Rees, looking into the host/guest complexes of deoxycholic acid. Using variable temperature single crystal diffraction, along with Solid State NMR and Differential Scanning Calorimetry the project is particularly focused on phase changes within the crystal as a function of temperature. When not in the lab he enjoys long lunches, … Read the rest
