Making molecules crystal clear

Crystallography is one of those mysterious scientific techniques you hear about – and 2014 has been the International Year of Crystallography. But what is it really?

CSIRO have posted a great explanation of how we can bounce X-rays off crystals to see the structure of the component molecules when they are too small to be seen through a light microscope.

It’s at: Making molecules crystal clear. [update – old link removed]