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Software Predicts Slew of Fiendish Crystal Structures


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Crystal challenge

The 3D structure that a molecule adopts in a crystal is very difficult to predict, but defines what properties the molecule has.

Sketch the structure of an organic molecule on a napkin and it may not be apparent that there are millions of possible ways that it could assemble as a 3D crystal.

From Nature
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