The International Year of Crystallography has been a big success that we cannot be lost. The IUCr has released a resolution initially by representatives of the IUCr, UNESCO, TWAS, ICSU Regional Office for Africa, IUBMB and IUPAP with a forward-looking focus on how to sustain momentum and build on the success of the Year. The full text of the resolution is available here.
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Find what’s going on at the Official IUCr IYCr2014 page or the ECA IYCr2014 page.
Outreach activities
European Crystallography Video Contest - The European Crystallography Video Contest is open to all schoolchildren from European countries. Its goal is to introduce young students to the exciting and challenging world of Crystal Growing […]
A Museum of Structural Chemistry opened in Parma - A new Museum showing the beauty of crystallography has been inaugurated at the University of Parma. The exhibition covers different aspects of crystallography and it is particularly focused on the […]
Art inside your crystals - Since ancient times, crystals have captivated humankind. However, the beauty of crystals is not only found on the outside but also on the inner structure. The arrangement of atoms or […]
Excellent site to start learning Crystallography - The Crystallography group of the IQFR (CSIC, Madrid) has been for many years editing a very good site with lots of well-curated teaching materials on crystallography. These materials are available […]
CRISTALES, a world to discover - 2014 has been declared the International Year of Crystallography by the General Assembly of the United Nations. As the UN resolution itself recognises, crystallography is the science that has enabled […]
CRISTALLI! - Crystals – known to everybody as gems, snow crystals, or salt grains – are widespread in the nature around us. The investigation of their structure and properties means looking inside […]
Crystallization Competition in the School - The Crystallization Competition in the School is an innovative contest on Crystallography and Crystallization for young students aged 12-16. It is organised in Spain and coordinated by the Spanish Specialized […]
Concours National de croissance cristalline - Based on previous experiences done at the regional level in the last years, a French national crystal growth competition for high-school students is planned for 2014 on the occasion of […]
L’enigma Escher - “L’ENIGMA ESCHER- PARADOSSI GRAFICI TRA ARTE E GEOMETRIA” is the title of a major retrospective exhibition of the work of Maurits Cornelis Escher, on display in Reggio Emilia until 23 […]