research papers
Hard synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction is used to quantify the orientation distribution of ettringite crystals [Ca6Al2(OH)12(SO4)3·26H2O], which cause cracking and loss of strength in concrete structures.
computer programs
The ReX software provides a user-friendly environment for structural analysis using powder diffraction data.
cif applications
The Crystallography Open Database (COD) is an ongoing initiative by crystallographers to gather all published inorganic, metal–organic and small organic molecule structures in one database, providing a straightforward search and retrieval interface. The COD adopts an open-access model for its >80 000 structure files.