Come join the Crystal Structure Predictors from the School of Chemistry and learn all about how computers can teach us about the materials in the world around us. From the sugar in our sweets to the tech in our TVs and even exciting inventions that can help our environment. Crystals are everywhere and scientists need to know what's going on inside them!
Our predictors use computers to guess what crystals would look like if you zoomed in super far. That helps us learn about crystals before our friends in the chemistry labs have even made them!
Come along, learn all about computers, chemistry, and crystals. Try stepping into our shoes and discover the excitement and the challenges of being a structure predictor!
Play our computer game and help our virtual scientist build the best crystal. Watch out though, she needs a crystal quick so you'll have to race the clock!
We need your scavenger-hunting skills too! A bunch of our crystal structures are missing around campus! Go on a hunt and help us find them! Some of our structures are better than others though - can you find the best ones and reach the top of the leaderboard?