The 26th IUCr congress held in Melbourne brought discussions on micro-crystallization and in vivo crystallography within structural biology to the forefront, highlighting innovative approaches and collaborative efforts to advance macromolecular research.

PDB2INS reads a Protein Data Bank (PDB)-format file and writes a .ins file containing the atom data and instructions for SHELXL refinement. Given only the PDB code of a deposited structure, it automatically creates both files (.ins and .hkl) necessary to refine the structure.

The whole pair distribution function modeling method is introduced to overcome the distinction between Bragg and Debye theories in analysis of powder-scattering data. Models based on Bragg's law are used to facilitate the computation of a whole pair distribution function followed by the solution of the Debye scattering equation.

This review examines the use of ultra-small angle X-ray scattering (USAXS), a nondestructive technique for analyzing the multi-scale microstructures of hard materials such as ceramics, metals and composites. It discusses the principles, benefits and challenges of USAXS, along with its potential to advance materials development and optimize manufacturing processes, while also considering future enhancements through multimodal characterization and machine learning.

The mol­ecular conformation of a conjugated bi­thio­phene ligand under solvothermal conditions produced two different Cu^II coordination polymers.

In a new cadmium–dicyanamide (dca) complex, each Cd^II cation is coordinated by six nitrile N atoms from six anionic dca ligands to furnish a slightly distorted octa­hedral geometry. Neighbouring Cd^II cations are linked by dicyanamide bridges to construct a two-dimensional anionic layer coordination polymer.

Chain polymers crystallize from aqueous solutions of Ca^II and Mn^II halides with enantiopure or racemic alanine to form a series of closely related structure types.

The crystal structure of a palladium(II) coordination compound features the same ligand bound to the metal center in both a κ² and κ³ fashion.

[Mo(tfd)₂(ox)]²⁻ as tetra-n-butyl­ammonium salt [co-crystal with oxalic acid and chloro­form; tfd is S₂C₂(CF₃)₂ and ox is C₂O₄] and [(tfd)₂Mo(μ-ox)Mo(tfd)₂]²⁻ as tetra-n-butyl­ammonium salt.

The title compound features a B—O—B bond angle of 132.75 (13)°.