| Structure | Title | Author | Date posted |
|---|
| 20141231_original | Lawrence Norris | 31/12 |
| 54-Fold interpenetrated coordination polymer | 54 nets and nothing fishy | Stuart Batten | 29/12 |
| Rhodopseudomonas viridis photosynthetic reaction centre | Pass the Electron – The First Membrane Protein Structure Shows How Purple Bacteria Get Energy from Light | Anton Le Brun | 15/05 |
| [(CH3)4N][Cu2(NCS)3] | All of the symmetry – P42cm: [(CH3)4N][Cu2(NCS)3] | Helen Maynard-Casely | 05/10 |
| [Ni(dppe)(η1-ONO)Cl] | Light reactions | Mark Warren | 27/08 |
| Acemetacin co-crystals | Making a drug work smarter – Acemetacin co-crystals | Helen Maynard-Casely | 16/03 |
| Acetic acid | Vinegar – acetic acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 12/06 |
| Adamantane | Rigidity in carbon and hydrogen – Adamantane | Jack Binns | 04/03 |
| Adenosine A2A receptor | Caffeine hit: Adenosine A2A receptor | Róisín McMahon | 15/07 |
| Adrenaline | Kick-starting Adrenaline | Julia Archbold | 16/01 |
| Alcohol dehydrogenase | Breaking down the drink – Alcohol Dehydrogenase | Julia Archbold | 19/02 |
| Alite | It’s in the walls – Alite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/03 |
| Alpha-conotoxin (PnIB) | Cone snail toxins as painkillers – The structure of an alpha-conopeptide | Julia Archbold | 24/07 |
| Amethyst | February's Birthstone – Amethyst | Helen Brand | 01/02 |
| Ammonia | Feeding the world – Ammonia | Helen Maynard-Casely | 09/08 |
| Ammonium perchlorate | This is rocket science – ammonium perchlorate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/05 |
| Andersonite | The crystal structure rainbow – Glowing in UV, Andersonite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 30/03 |
| Anthrax protective antigen | A Crystal Structure for Stopping Germ Warfare | Anton Le Brun | 28/07 |
| Antifreeze protein Maxi | Cold as Ice… with 'Maxi' sacrifice | Julia Archbold | 01/04 |
| AP2 complex | Biology on the edge – Adaptor Protein complex 2 | Brett Collins | 09/01 |
| Apocrustacyanin | Why does a lobster change colour on cooking? | John Helliwell | 25/12 |
| Aquamarine | March's Birthstone – Aquamarine | Helen Brand | 03/03 |
| Argentite | A world cup inspired post – Argentite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 13/07 |
| Arsenopyrite | Deadly crystal structures – Arsenopyrite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/04 |
| Aspirin | A headache of a crystal structure – Aspirin | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/02 |
| Augite | A rock with a cleavage – Augite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 14/12 |
| Autunite | A more complicated powering mineral – Autunite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/09 |
| Azurite | I'm blue da-ba-di da-ba dah – The natural mineral, Azurite | Kirrily Rule | 23/03 |
| Bacteriorhodopsin | Protein crystals naturally occurring in a cellular membrane: Bacteriorhodopsin | Katy Wood | 21/05 |
| Bak | Bak: The Face of Death | Jason Brouwer | 31/10 |
| Barite | Biominerals #5 - Which way is up? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 21/09 |
| Barium IV | Elements Under Pressure: Barium | Andrew Studer | 06/05 |
| Batrachotoxin A | I'm pretty, but don't touch me as I'm deadly | Anton Le Brun | 02/12 |
| Benzene | A ring of progress – Benzene | Helen Maynard-Casely | 29/06 |
| Beta Sliding Clamp | A different type of donut – beta-sliding clamp | Amy McGrath | 30/06 |
| Bismuth | Bi George, it's bismuth! | Sara Callori | 25/06 |
| Bonattite | Bonattite - blue copper sulfate, but a lot rarer | Helen Maynard-Casely | 31/08 |
| Borax | What's in silly putty? – Borax | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/10 |
| Boron (B56) | Future Boron: Virtual Synthesis is the Next Phase | Andrew Studer | 04/11 |
| Boron (α) | Boron – an element to watch for the future | Helen Maynard-Casely | 28/10 |
| Boron carbide | Glowing green – Willemite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 30/10 |
| Boron nitride | Superhard and superstrong – cubic Boron Nitride | Helen Maynard-Casely | 10/08 |
| Botox | Botox: Toxic medicine | Róisín McMahon | 17/04 |
| Bowieite | An exclusive mineral – Bowieite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 05/07 |
| Braggite | Celebrating one of the founders of the field – the crystal structure of Braggite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 31/03 |
| Bridgmanite | What’s in a name? – Bridgmanite | William Brant | 08/07 |
| Brownleeite | A mineral from interplanetary dust | Helen Maynard-Casely | 05/08 |
| Brownmillerite (SrCoO2.5) | Organize your oxygen with brownmillerite, SrCoO2.5 | Sara Callori | 05/03 |
| Brownmillerite super structure (Sr2Fe2O5) | Ordering matters: Not all brownmillerites are created equal | Josie Auckett | 07/07 |
| Brucite | A mineral for Australia day – Brucite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 26/01 |
| Buckminsterfullerene | Buckminsterfullerene a.k.a. Buckyballs a.k.a. C60 | Sara Callori | 25/01 |
| Cadmium cyanide | Dedication in the face of adversity – Cadmium Cyanide | Stuart Batten | 08/10 |
| Cadmium tricyanomethanide tetramethoxyborate | Cadmium tricyanomethanide tetramethoxyborate (try saying that three times!) | Stuart Batten | 02/09 |
| Caesium chloride | Classical crystal structures – Caesium chloride | Helen Maynard-Casely | 09/03 |
| Caffeine | Cheap, Safe and Legal: Caffeine, The Socially Acceptable Psychoactive Drug | Jack Clegg | 01/09 |
| Calaverite | Kalgoorlie where the streets are paved with gold – Calaverite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/04 |
| Calcite | Seeing Double – Calcite | Jack Binns | 17/02 |
| Calcium titanate | The first perovskite – Calcium Titanate | William Brant | 22/01 |
| Capsaicin | Some Like It Hot – Capsaicin | David Turner | 16/06 |
| Carbon dioxide | Solid carbon dioxide | Lawrence Norris | 27/10 |
| Carotenoids | Colour me beautiful – Carotenoids | John Helliwell | 12/03 |
| Carpathite | An aromatic mineral – Carpathite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 22/07 |
| Catenane | Tales from a PhD – Synthesising a catenane | Jason Price | 11/01 |
| Cellulose | Cellulose – the inner strength of plants | Lynne Thomas | 10/09 |
| Cerium gold silicide | Phase Under Pressure – Cerium gold silicide | Andrew Studer | 14/10 |
| Cerussite | Celebrating Laue – very tiny crystals | Helen Maynard-Casely | 12/10 |
| Chalcopyrite | Trademark this mineral! | Sara Callori | 22/10 |
| Chinese puzzle molecule | The Chinese puzzle molecule | Alison Edwards | 06/08 |
| Christmas factor | Factor IX: Christmas Factor | Anton Le Brun | 20/12 |
| Chrysotile | Deadly crystal structures – Chrysotile | Helen Maynard-Casely | 05/04 |
| Chymotrypsin | Chymotrypsin — the first protease structure | Stephen Curry | 12/08 |
| Citric acid | The sour in the sweet – citric acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/03 |
| Clerodane diterpenoid | Happy St Patrick's day – something to help you with the snakes? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/03 |
| Cobalt chloride | Growing new flowers in the chemical garden – cobalt chloride | Helen Maynard-Casely | 13/11 |
| Cobalt tricyanomethanide | Five fold - Cobalt tricyanomethanide | Stuart Batten | 21/08 |
| Cocoa butter (phase V) | Seasons greetings. The crystal structure of Cocoa Butter | Helen Maynard-Casely | 21/12 |
| Cocoa butter (phase VI) | The chocolate you don’t want – cocoa butter form VI | Helen Maynard-Casely | 14/06 |
| Collagen | Collagen: Triple strength | Róisín McMahon | 15/04 |
| Concanavalin A | Celebrating Laue – comprehensive protein structures | John Helliwell | 13/10 |
| Congressane | Chosen for its looks – Congressane | Renée Webster | 06/11 |
| Copper sulfate pentahydrate | Do try this in your own home! Copper sulfate pentahydrate | Garry McIntyre | 28/08 |
| Copper tetracyanotetraphenylmethane tetrafluoroborate | Crystals by Design – Copper Tetracyanotetraphenylmethane Tetrafluoroborate | Stuart Batten | 13/08 |
| Corticotropin releasing factor | Feeling Stressed? Understanding Anxiety and Depression | Julia Archbold | 10/03 |
| Coulomb crystal | Dusty crystals | Andrew Studer | 04/02 |
| Crocoite | The crystal structure rainbow – Orange crocoite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 20/03 |
| Cryptomelane | A mineral often mistaken for a fossil – cryptomelane | Helen Maynard-Casely | 11/07 |
| Curium | Madam Curie – one of her elements: Curium | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/11 |
| Cyclodextrin-based MOF | Porosity on your Plate – An Edible Metal-Organic Framework | Sam Duyker | 23/06 |
| Cytochrome P450 2B enzyme | Give me a resin | Róisín McMahon | 26/12 |
| Diamond | April Birthstone: Unlucky for some … Diamond | Helen Brand | 08/04 |
| Diopside | A surprisingly important structure - Diopside | Helen Maynard-Casely | 23/08 |
| DiSulfide Bond proteins (DSBs) | Brace yourself! The structure of DiSulfide Bond proteins (DSBs) | Róisín McMahon | 05/01 |
| DNA | DNA: Life's blueprint | Katy Wood | 25/07 |
| DNA polymerase | DNA Polymerase in Celebration of Evolution Day | Anton Le Brun | 24/11 |
| Dodecacalcium hepta-aluminate | Now you've seen everything – superconductive concrete | Helen Maynard-Casely | 13/12 |
| Ebola glycoprotein | A Crystal Structure That Was Only Possible With the Help of an Ebola Survivor | Anton Le Brun | 18/08 |
| Einsteinium sesquioxide | An explosive discovery – Einsteinium sesquioxide | Helen Maynard-Casely | 21/11 |
| Ekanite | Ekanite – a mineral that will amorphise itself | Helen Maynard-Casely | 09/09 |
| Elf3 | A little helper – Elf3 | Róisín McMahon | 24/12 |
| Emerald | May's Birthstone: Could you actually build an Emerald city? | Helen Brand | 23/05 |
| Epsomite | Bath salts on the moons of Jupiter | Helen Maynard-Casely | 26/04 |
| Ethane | An extra-terrestrial hydrocarbon – Ethane | Helen Maynard-Casely | 28/06 |
| Ethanol | Happy New Year Hangover – Ethanol | David Turner | 08/01 |
| Ethyl maltol | Molecular cotton candy – Ethyl Maltol | Helen Maynard-Casely | 15/06 |
| Ettringite | Damaging buildings from within - Ettringite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 03/09 |
| Eucalyptol | Perfect for the cold and 'flu season: Eucalyptus Oil | Jack Clegg | 20/08 |
| Eugenyl acetate | Adapting a plant-based molecule – eugenyl acetate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 27/07 |
| Feldspar | What is our planet made out of? (1) Feldspar | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/04 |
| Ferrocene | An accidental molecule – ferrocene | Helen Maynard-Casely | 10/12 |
| Fluocerite-(La) | All of the symmetry - P-3c1: Fluocerite-(La) | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/10 |
| Fluorite | A mineral of history – Fluorite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 02/07 |
| Francolite | Biominerals #3 – Francolite, a mineral in fossilized Dinosaur bones | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/09 |
| G-protein–coupled receptors | The Fight or Flight Receptor | Julia Archbold | 07/01 |
| Gadolinium titanate | Certainly not a typical material – the structure of Gadolinium Titanates | James Christian | 29/01 |
| Galena | Hearing radio waves with galena | Helen Maynard-Casely | 13/04 |
| Gallium | Gallium: out of the box | Andrew Studer | 13/05 |
| Garnet | The structures behind birthstones – January Garnets | Helen Brand | 10/01 |
| Gd5Si2Ge2 | Gd5Si2Ge2: Magneto gets cooler | Andrew Studer | 16/05 |
| Germanite | A world cup inspired post – Germanite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 12/07 |
| Gerstleyite | All of the symmetry – Cm: Gerstleyite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 04/10 |
| Gibbsite | Collect enough minerals and someone will name one after you! – Gibbsite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 03/11 |
| Glucose | Sweet as – Glucose | Helen Maynard-Casely | 03/08 |
| Glucose transporter 1 | How Sweet! The structure of the Glucose Transporter 1 | Julia Archbold | 21/06 |
| Goethite | Raw mineral of a legend – Goethite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 08/08 |
| Gold | GOLD! The crystal structure of success | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/01 |
| Goosecreekite | Goosecreekite – The most unusual mineral name? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 23/10 |
| Gramicidin S | From crystallography, to running the country | Helen Maynard-Casely | 03/05 |
| Graphite | Graphite – the makings of the future? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/01 |
| Green fluorescent protein | The crystal structure rainbow – Green fluorescent protein | Helen Maynard-Casely | 22/03 |
| Gypsum | The 'desert rose' crystal | Hubert Chevreau | 21/01 |
| Haemoglobin | Haemoglobin: Bloody protein! | Róisín McMahon | 19/05 |
| Han purple | Han purple – colour of the terracotta warriors | Sam Duyker | 16/12 |
| Heklaite | A mineral from Iceland – Heklaite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 14/09 |
| Hematite | A structure determined by Linus Pauling – Hematite | Helen Brand | 28/02 |
| Heteropoly acid | Keggin your pardon, ma'm – the structure of a heteropoly acid | Sam Duyker | 14/03 |
| Hexaferrocenylbenzene | An impossible molecule – Hexaferrocenylbenzene | Helen Maynard-Casely | 11/12 |
| Hexakis(μ2-8-quinolinolato-N,O,O)-tris(8-quinolinolato-N,O)-tri-holmium(iii) 8-hydroxyquinoline solvate | Merry Christmas – Ho Ho Ho | David Turner | 23/12 |
| Hexamethylenetetramine | A bit of a mouthful – hexamethylenetetramine | Helen Maynard-Casely | 02/08 |
| HgBaCaCuO | How high is high for a high-temperature superconductor? – HgBaCaCuO | Kirrily Rule | 18/02 |
| HHTP tetrahydrate | Confining water – the structure of HHTP tetrahydrate | Jasper Adamson | 22/05 |
| HKUST-1 | The structure of empty space – HKUST 1 | Sam Duyker | 03/01 |
| Human leukocyte antigen (HLA-A2) | HLA Molecules – How the body detects infected cells | Julia Archbold | 02/01 |
| Human signalosome complex | Cop this! The protein 'cop' (Cop9) with multiple tasks | Julia Archbold | 16/09 |
| Hydrochloric acid | It is sitting in your stomach – Hydrochloric acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 13/03 |
| Hydrogen | The chemical bond is stronger than we could have imagined | Helen Maynard-Casely | 22/02 |
| Hydroxylapatite | A crystal structure you eat with! Hydroxylapatite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/06 |
| Ice Ic | Cubic ice – does it exist or not? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 12/04 |
| Ice Ih | Snow joke – January’s Ice structure, Ice Ih | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/01 |
| Ice II | Ice, but in a better state of order - Ice II | Helen Maynard-Casely | 30/08 |
| Ice III | Ice III in Ganymede | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/06 |
| Ice IX | Stranger than fiction – Ice IX | Helen Maynard-Casely | 08/02 |
| Ice VI | Square snowflakes – the structure of Ice VI | Helen Maynard-Casely | 02/03 |
| Ice X | Ice X – The extreme form of ice | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/07 |
| Ice XV | The most recently discovered ice structure – Ice XV | Helen Maynard-Casely | 15/11 |
| Ice XVI | A correction to an earlier claim – Ice XVI is the newest form of ice! | Helen Maynard-Casely | 15/12 |
| Indigo carmine | The crystal structure rainbow – Indigo in your batteries? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 25/03 |
| Insulin | Impressive Insulin | Julia Archbold | 13/01 |
| INVAR | Not going anywhere – low expansion alloys | Helen Maynard-Casely | 14/08 |
| Iolite | The two-coloured rock – Iolite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 04/06 |
| Iridium Oxide | Common structure, but rare material – Iridium Oxide | Helen Maynard-Casely | 10/07 |
| Iron (hcp) | What is our planet made out of? (8) Hcp Iron | Helen Maynard-Casely | 25/04 |
| Iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate | Lacking in iron? – Iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 11/06 |
| Iron hydride (fcc) | Finding hydrogen – where does it sit in fcc Iron hydride | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/10 |
| Iron trans-4,4'-azopyridine thiocyanate | Iron trans-4,4'-azopyridine thiocyanate – Letting things down… | Stuart Batten | 25/09 |
| Jack bean urease | From crystal to structure in 84 years | Róisín McMahon | 20/11 |
| Jack bean urease | Crystallising enzymes from beans – celebrating Sumner | John Helliwell | 19/11 |
| Jadeite | A greenstone – Jadeite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/12 |
| Jarosite | Hero and a villain – Jarosite | Helen Brand | 10/04 |
| Kaolinite | Fancy a wrestle? – Kaolinite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 09/11 |
| Karrikinolide | Karrikinolide – where there's smoke, there's germination | Renée Webster | 10/11 |
| Krypton | A super cool material – the crystal structure of Krypton | Helen Maynard-Casely | 16/11 |
| L-Glutamic acid | What was Philae looking for on 67P? L-Glutamic acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/11 |
| L-Serine | Chasing complex molecules in the stars – looking for L-Serine | Helen Maynard-Casely | 28/09 |
| Labradorite | A play on colours – Labradorite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 03/06 |
| Lactose monohydrate | Not for the intolerant – Lactose | Helen Maynard-Casely | 08/06 |
| Lanthanoid hexacyanidocobaltates | Shrinking in the heat – lanthanoid hexacyanidocobaltates, a.k.a. LnCo(CN)6 | Sam Duyker | 30/12 |
| Lanthanum barium copper oxide | Resistance is futile – Lanthanum Barium Copper Oxide | Kirrily Rule | 30/01 |
| Lanthanum hexaboride | Purple standards – Lanthanum hexaboride | James Hester | 26/02 |
| LaOFeP | Getting pernickety about the 1st pnictide superconductor, LaOFeP | Kirrily Rule | 24/02 |
| Lapis lazuli | September's birthstone: your choice, Sapphire or Lapis Lazuli | Helen Brand | 11/09 |
| Layered cuprous tricyanomethanide derivatives | Interdigitation, Interpenetration, Intercalation | Stuart Batten | 30/09 |
| Lead Zirconium Titanate | A material that could help keep your heart going – lead zirconium titanate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 16/07 |
| Lepidolite | Where does all the lithium come from? – Lepidolite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 12/09 |
| Lithium boro-hydride | Stuffing in the hydrogen – Lithium Boro-hydride | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/12 |
| Lithium cobalt oxide | LixCoO2 – The Breakout Battery Hit | William Brant | 09/04 |
| Lithium iron phosphate | LiFePO4 – The Unexpected Battery Success Story | William Brant | 29/04 |
| Lithium isonicotinate∙solvate | Absorbing gas – Lithium isonicotinate.solvate | Keith White | 02/06 |
| Lithium lanthanum titanate | Super Fast Ions – Solid Ion Conductor Lithium Lanthanum Titanate | William Brant | 11/02 |
| Lithium niobate | Crystals of temperature and electricity – Pyroelectric lithium niobate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/08 |
| Lithium titanate | Spinning around with Spinels – Lithium titanate | Paige Hawkins | 31/01 |
| Lonsdaleite | Kathleen Lonsdale and her mineral | Helen Maynard-Casely | 28/01 |
| LptD-LptE translocon complex | 'Roll out the Barrel': Structure of the LptD-LptE translocon complex from bacteria | Julia Archbold | 26/06 |
| Lysozyme | Lysozyme: Not to be sniffed at | Róisín McMahon | 03/02 |
| Magnesiowüstite | What is our planet made out of? (6) Magnesiowüstite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 23/04 |
| Magnesium chloride | Simple Sunday – Magnesium Chloride | Helen Maynard-Casely | 26/10 |
| Magnesium oxide | Bright spark – Magnesium Oxide | Helen Maynard-Casely | 16/08 |
| Magnetite | Biominerals #1 – Magnetite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/09 |
| Malachite | Common beauty – Malachite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 11/11 |
| Malic acid | The sour taste – Malic acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 02/11 |
| Manganese oxide | Spins and Arrows: the Magnetic Story of MnO | Andrew Studer | 28/03 |
| Megawite | A specially named perovskite, Megawite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 01/06 |
| Melatonin | Melatonin: Are you feeling sleepy? | Róisín McMahon | 14/07 |
| Melilite | What are comets made out of? One potential ingredient: Melilite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/11 |
| Mercury(II) fulminate | An Explosive Result – Mercury (II) Fulminate | Jonathan McCree-Grey | 14/04 |
| Meridianiite | An Earth and Mars mineral – Meridianiite MgSO4.11H2O | Helen Brand | 30/07 |
| Methamphetamine | Not another ice structure… Methamphetamine | Sam Duyker | 12/02 |
| Methandrostenolone | Hasta la Vista, Babies… | Michael Pfrunder | 19/08 |
| Methane A | Methane under pressure – the structure of Methane A | Helen Maynard-Casely | 11/05 |
| Methane B | Methane under pressure – the strange coincidence of methane B | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/12 |
| Methane hydrate I | Fire ice – the structure of methane hydrate I | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/01 |
| Methane Hydrate II (sH) | A big water cage, sH clathrate hydrate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 08/09 |
| Methylammonium Lead Halides | A Structure for Summer – Methylammonium Lead Halides | Helen Brand | 01/12 |
| MIL 143 | MIL-143 or the big-brother (ir)regular beta-cristobalite | Hubert Chevreau | 26/05 |
| MIL-53 | It Breathes but isn’t Alive – MIL-53, a Flexible Framework | Sam Duyker | 31/07 |
| Mirabilite | Mirabilite: 'The Miracle Salt' | Helen Brand | 08/05 |
| Moganite | Biominerals #4 – The wonderful world of silica | Helen Maynard-Casely | 20/09 |
| Molecular tetrahedra | A diamond net of molecular tetrahedra | Jessica Holmes | 29/07 |
| Molybdenum | Molybdenum – the building block of nuclear medicine | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/07 |
| Monosodium L-glutamate | Enhancing flavour, molecule by molecule: MSG | Helen Maynard-Casely | 03/10 |
| Mullite | Something to mull on – Mullite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 01/05 |
| Munc18 | Munc18: No Munc-eying around with our molecular transport machinery! | Julia Archbold | 03/12 |
| Muscovite | You can see through it – Muscovite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 09/02 |
| Myoglobin | Myoglobin: (Don't) hold your breath! | Róisín McMahon | 24/03 |
| Nanoballs | Nanoballs - synthesis for the lazy | Stuart Batten | 26/08 |
| Naphthalene | Ring ring! Naphthalene calling | Renée Webster | 21/07 |
| Negative crystals | Surreal Microscopic Environments – Negative Crystals | William Brant | 28/11 |
| Neo-mag (Nd2Fe2B) | Neo-mag: The strongest permanent magnet of them all! | Kirrily Rule | 26/09 |
| Neodymium magnet | Rare earth magnets: how crystallography can help you stay attractive | Andrew Studer | 02/04 |
| Neuraminidase | Fighting the Flu – The structure of Neuraminidase | Julia Archbold | 27/01 |
| Nickel sulfate hexahydrate | Crystals you can grow at home – Nickel Sulphate Hexahydrate | James Hester | 30/05 |
| Nickel sulfide | A smashing crystal structure – Nickel sulfide | Helen Maynard-Casely | 20/07 |
| Niter | Remember, Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot… | Helen Brand | 05/11 |
| Nitinol | You can do a lot with two elements – Nitinol | Helen Maynard-Casely | 13/09 |
| Octapi catenane | What’s in a name? The Octapi Catenane | Stuart Batten | 29/08 |
| Oestrogen | 'Let's talk about Sex' hormones – Part 1: The Oestrogen Receptor | Julia Archbold | 03/07 |
| Olivine | What is our planet made out of? (2) Olivine | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/04 |
| Opal | October birthstone: Opal. When is a crystal not quite a crystal? | Helen Brand | 10/10 |
| Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) | A Protein Swiss Army Knife | Anton Le Brun | 11/03 |
| Outer membrane protein F | A protein structure that is a β-barrel of laughs | Anton Le Brun | 27/05 |
| Oxygen | The crystal structure rainbow – Red Oxygen | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/03 |
| Oxytocin | Roses are red, violets are blue. Oxytocin in my brain makes me only want to be with you… | Róisín McMahon | 14/02 |
| P-glycoprotein | P-glycoprotein: It's as simple as ABC | Julia Archbold | 18/06 |
| Painite | A formerly very exclusive mineral – Painite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/07 |
| Palmitic acid | Saturating your food – Palmitic acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 29/11 |
| Papain | A Crystal Structure for the Perfect Steak: Papain | Anton Le Brun | 20/06 |
| Paracetamol | An elusive polymorph of Paracetamol | Helen Maynard-Casely | 31/05 |
| PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattice | It's a bird…it's a plane…it's a superstructure! | Sara Callori | 05/05 |
| Pearl | June birthstone – Pearl | Helen Brand | 27/06 |
| Penicillin | Penicillin – D-Day | Alison Edwards | 06/06 |
| Penicillin binding protein variant (PBP2a) | Superbug superpowers | Róisín McMahon | 24/10 |
| Peridot | August Birthstone: Peridot | Helen Brand | 22/08 |
| Perovskite | A little out of the usual – a sneak peek at our take on the structure of a perovskite | Neeraj Sharma | 05/06 |
| Pertussis toxin | Whoop whoop: pertussis toxin | Anton Le Brun | 14/11 |
| Phenol | A small molecule that has saved a lot of lives – phenol | Helen Maynard-Casely | 27/04 |
| Phosphorus | A strange and dangerous glow – White phosphorus | Joseph Bevitt | 21/02 |
| Picric acid | Less than mellow yellow – the structure of picric acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 10/02 |
| Pinene | Pinene – It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas! | Jonathan McCree-Grey | 05/12 |
| Piperine | A peppery crystal structure – Piperine | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/05 |
| Plutonium (alpha phase) | Alpha plutonium – a rebel element | Helen Maynard-Casely | 25/11 |
| Polio virus | The beginning of the end for Polio | Helen Maynard-Casely | 23/02 |
| Polonium | An Element of surprise – The crystal structure of Polonium | Helen Maynard-Casely | 05/02 |
| Polyethylene | Plastic fantastic – polyethylene | Joseph Bevitt | 27/02 |
| Polyrotaxane | Getting in a Twist – A Polyrotaxane | David Turner | 29/05 |
| Potassium bitartrate | Something for the Weekend – Potassium Bitartrate | David Turner | 15/03 |
| Potassium cyanide | Murder most foul – Potassium Cyanide | Jonathan McCree-Grey | 11/04 |
| Prion proteins | The Good and Bad of Prions: Proteins that cause Mad Cow disease | Julia Archbold | 01/08 |
| Prostaglandin H synthase | A tree bark suspension and a Nobel Prize later … We wonder less about the structural basis of the action of aspirin | Lawrence Norris | 01/12 |
| Prussian Blue | Are you feeling blue? The structure of Prussian Blue | Florence Ragon | 02/02 |
| Pseudomalachite | A mineral imposter – pseudomalachite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 12/11 |
| Putnisite | Putnisite: Brand New and Completely Unique | Sara Callori | 14/05 |
| Pyrite | Fool’s gold – the structure of Pyrite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 16/02 |
| Pyrochlore | Magnetic monopoles in the pyrochlore structure | Kirrily Rule | 02/05 |
| Pyroxferroite | A mineral that came down to Earth – pyroxferroite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 20/01 |
| PZN | Local Order Hidden Inside the Average Order in PZN | Darren Goossens | 15/10 |
| Quartz | Quartz: Dear Indi – Let me in next time!!! | Hubert Chevreau | 14/01 |
| Quasicrystals | To the ends of the earth and beyond – the search for 'impossible' quasicrystals | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/08 |
| Quinine | A molecule from trees – Quinine | Helen Maynard-Casely | 26/07 |
| Raspberry ketone | Molecule of deceit – raspberry ketone | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/12 |
| RDX | Danger danger! A high-pressure explosive – γ RDX | Helen Maynard-Casely | 15/02 |
| Rh2(PNP)2(PNP)2(BPh4)2 | Celebrating Laue – complex structures very quickly! | Helen Maynard-Casely | 11/10 |
| Ribosome | The machine of life – the structure of the Ribosome | Brett Collins | 03/04 |
| Ricin | Possibly the Deadliest Crystal Structure Known: Ricin | Anton Le Brun | 25/08 |
| Ringwoodite | What is our planet made out of? (4) Ringwoodite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 21/04 |
| Rock Salt | The structure that started it all – Rock salt | Helen Maynard-Casely | 01/01 |
| Roentgenium | A celebration of X-rays – Roentgenium | Helen Maynard-Casely | 27/03 |
| Ruby | This month introduces us to the most iconic of red gems: Ruby, the birthstone of July | Josie Auckett | 01/07 |
| Ruddlesden-Popper structures | Let’s Get Popping! – Ruddlesden-Popper Structures | Sara Callori | 11/08 |
| Rutile | What is the Rutile structure? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 09/07 |
| Samarium cobalt magnets | SmCo magnets – May the 4th be with you | Helen Maynard-Casely | 04/05 |
| Samarium hexaboride, SmB6 | SmB6: When interesting is skin deep | Andrew Studer | 17/10 |
| Santite | It's making a list – Santite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 19/12 |
| Selenite | Selenite – Crystal Cathedrals | William Brant | 28/05 |
| SiGe alloys | Powering Voyager - SiGe alloys | Helen Maynard-Casely | 24/08 |
| Sildenafil citrate | This is a Hard One – Sildenafil Citrate | David Turner | 25/02 |
| Silicate perovskite | What is our planet made out of? (5) Silicate perovskite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 22/04 |
| Silicate post-perovskite | What is our planet made out of? (7) Silicate Post-perovskite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 24/04 |
| Silicon | Silicon – an element that is everywhere! | Jonathan McCree-Grey | 20/05 |
| Silver behenate | A long chain crystal – Silver behenate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 25/10 |
| Silver(I) tricyanomethanide | Negative Compression! Silver(I) tricyanomethanide | Jasper Adamson | 29/09 |
| Sodium acetate | Sodium acetate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 13/06 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | Getting your cakes to rise – bicarbonate of soda | Helen Maynard-Casely | 20/10 |
| Sodium hydride | Sodium hydride, simple yet historic | Helen Maynard-Casely | 27/09 |
| Sodium vanadium fluorophosphate | A bit of a mouthful – sodium vanadium fluorophosphates: Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3-2x | Neeraj Sharma | 24/06 |
| Sphalerite | Classical crystal structures – sphalerite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/03 |
| Spherocobaltite | Mineral in pink – Spherocobaltite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 08/12 |
| Spinel | The world’s most underappreciated gemstone – Red Spinel | William Brant | 24/09 |
| Spliceosome | Cutting up the genes – the structure of a spliceosome | Brett Collins | 01/03 |
| Sr0.8Ti0.6Nb0.4O3 | Growing crystals for your PhD – The trials and tribulations Part 1 | William Brant | 04/09 |
| Sr3C60 | All of the symmetry – Pm-3: Sr3C60 | Helen Maynard-Casely | 07/10 |
| Sr3TiNb4O15 | Growing crystals for your PhD – The trials and tribulations Part 2 | William Brant | 05/09 |
| SrFeO2 | Square planar ferrites: sneaking up on unlikely atomic geometries | Josie Auckett | 07/05 |
| Stearic acid | Time to scrub things up – Stearic acid | Helen Maynard-Casely | 17/07 |
| Stishovite | Sign of an impact – Stishovite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 22/11 |
| Strontium nitrate | Seeing the New Year in red: the structure of strontium nitrate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 31/12 |
| Sucrose | Sweet crystallography – the crystal structure of sucrose | Helen Maynard-Casely | 12/01 |
| Sulfur (S8) | Brimstone (sulfur) | Helen Maynard-Casely | 01/11 |
| Sulfuric acid hexahydrate | A material for another world – Sulfuric Acid Hexahydrate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 04/01 |
| Talc | A crystal for after a shower – Talc | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/02 |
| Tartaric acid | Decorative, but a little deadly – Torbernite | Lauren Macreadie | 28/12 |
| Tartaric acid | Pasteurized Crystals – Tartaric acid | Anna Leung | 27/12 |
| Testosterone | 'Let's talk about Sex' hormones – Part 2: The Androgen Receptor and Testosterone | Julia Archbold | 04/07 |
| Tetrahedral amorphous carbon | Tetrahedral amorphous carbon: rough in the diamond | Andrew Studer | 22/09 |
| ThCr2Si2 | ThCr2Si2: giving it the old 1-2-2 | Andrew Studer | 09/05 |
| Thulium | Magnetic Thulium: Moments align in seven | Andrew Studer | 04/04 |
| Tin (alpha and beta) | A failed campaign – alpha and beta tin | Helen Maynard-Casely | 23/11 |
| Tobermorite | Sounds edible, but isn't - Tobermorite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 22/06 |
| Topaz | November's birthstone – Orange Topaz | Helen Brand | 26/11 |
| Tourmaline | The final birthstone of the year: Tourmaline | Helen Brand | 09/12 |
| Tricalcium aluminate | Beautifully holding buildings together – Tricalcium aluminate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 04/12 |
| Triglycine sulphate | Triglycine Sulphate: Ferroelectic, Pyroelectric, Bolometric | Darren Goossens | 04/08 |
| Trinitroglycerin | A Nobel Explosive – Trinitroglycerin | David Turner | 16/10 |
| Tryptophan | Your crystallographic Thanksgiving – Tryptophan! | Sara Callori | 27/11 |
| Tungsten (VI) oxide | WOOO, Tungsten(VI) Oxide! | Mackenzie Hagan | 23/01 |
| Tyrian purple | The crystal structure rainbow – Imperial violet | Helen Maynard-Casely | 26/03 |
| UiO-66 | The MOFIA and the boss of the crown family: the UiO-66 | Hubert Chevreau | 12/12 |
| Universal 3-Ravel | When is a knot not a knot? When it's a Ravel! | Jack Clegg | 21/10 |
| Uraninite (pitchblende) | A powering mineral – Uraninite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 06/09 |
| Uranium (beta) | Another strange element – β Uranium | Helen Maynard-Casely | 30/04 |
| Urea | You must be taking the **** – Urea | David Turner | 24/01 |
| Uvarovite | A very rare gem – Uvarovite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 29/03 |
| Valium | Don’t Panic – Valium / Diazepam | David Turner | 28/04 |
| Vaterite | It takes two – Vaterite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 08/11 |
| Vermiculite | A crystal sandwich – Vermiculite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 30/11 |
| Vitamin B12 | Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and the structure of Vitamin B12 | Alison Edwards | 12/05 |
| Vitamin C | Important for this time of year – Vitamin C | Helen Maynard-Casely | 10/06 |
| Voltage-gated sodium channel | Ion Channels and Chronic Pain – Structure of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel | Julia Archbold | 23/07 |
| Wadsleyite | What is our planet made out of? (3) Wadsleyite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 20/04 |
| Water | J. D. Bernal and the structure of water | Alison Edwards | 10/05 |
| Weddellite | Biominerals #2 – Weddellite (in Antarctica and in you!) | Helen Maynard-Casely | 18/09 |
| Willemite | Boron and carbon – better together? | Helen Maynard-Casely | 29/10 |
| Wurtzite | Classical crystal structures – Wurtzite | Helen Maynard-Casely | 08/03 |
| Xenon-water compound | Impossible chemistry: making the unreactive react | Helen Maynard-Casely | 01/10 |
| Xenotime | X is for xenotime | Sam Duyker | 16/04 |
| Yttrium barium copper oxide | Superconductivity Heats Up: Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide | Sara Callori | 13/02 |
| ZIF-8 | A big family of MOFs – Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks | F. X. Coudert | 02/10 |
| Zinc cyanide | The beauty within – Zinc cyanide | F. X. Coudert | 15/08 |
| Zinc nitrate | Absorbing and beautiful, zinc nitrate | Helen Maynard-Casely | 09/10 |
| Zircon | How old? – The crystal structure of Zircon | Helen Maynard-Casely | 20/02 |
| α-Amylase | The Start of Digestion: Salivary α-Amylase | Anton Le Brun | 17/06 |
| α-Cristobalite | Same … but different. The structure of alpha-cristobalite | Hubert Chevreau | 24/05 |
| α-Haemolysin | From Toxin to Technology: α-Haemolysin | Anton Le Brun | 23/09 |
| β-Carotene | β-Carotene helps you see in the dark | Jonathan McCree-Grey | 09/06 |
| β-Cristobalite | Same … but different. The structure of beta-cristobalite | Hubert Chevreau | 25/05 |
| β-Lactamase | Bacteria: How do they resist? | Róisín McMahon | 15/09 |
| β-Lactoglobulin | Oh, deer... | Róisín McMahon | 22/12 |
| δ-Bi2O3-Nb2O5 | Conducting heat with a very complicated structure | Chris Ling | 15/01 |
