A selection of videos from the International Year of Crystallography playlist on YouTube
The role of crystals in human life
The role of crystals in human life was a competition launched during the International Year of Crystallography for secondary-school and university students in Poland. It was organised to increase public awareness of:
- the presence of crystals in everyday life
- the way in which crystallography underlies most technological developments in our modern society.
Participants in the competition were asked to prepare a poster, a presentation or a video clip on the role of crystals in human life.
This entry was awarded the third prize in the High School category and was contributed by Aleksandra Dziula of Technikum Chemiczne in Krakow.
Category: People & Blogs. Duration: 5m 59s
Licence: Standard YouTube Licence



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Rigaku International Year of Crystallography 2014 Sponsor Video
What crystallography can do for you
UN Secretary General launches IYCr2014
¿Qué es un cristal?
The role of crystals in human life
Final of the 2014 Crystallization Competition for Schools in Spain
The role of crystals in human life
UNESCO Secretary-General introduces IYCr2014 (French)
IUCr President introduces the International Year of Crystallography 2014
About the International Year of Crystallography
Plongée au cœur des molécules du vivant
Cristalografía de rayos X, una historia de cien años
Commemorative Postage Stamp release
IYCr Latin American Summit meeting on Biological Crystallography and Complementary Methods
The importance of X-ray crystallography in the materials and biological sciences
The importance of crystallography in our daily lives
How to grow a single crystal with Johanna
Concurso de Cristalización en la Escuela: Final 2014
Año Internacional de la cristalografía en América Latina y el Caribe
Growing crystals: the Canberra competition
BBC World News: Crystallography: 19 December 2013