forthcoming articles

The following articles are a selection of those recently accepted for publication in IUCrJ.

See also Forthcoming articles in all IUCr journals.

Accepted 17 August 2026

New frontiers in the structural analysis of nanomaterials: a deep-learning leap to bridge the gap in crystalline order

Fabrizio Mastrolorito, Mauro De Feudis, Fulvio Ciriaco, Rocco Caliandro, Orazio Nicolotti and Angela Altomare
We address the challenge of solving ab initio crystal structures from X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) data acquired from nanomaterials. Our approach employs artificial intelligence to pre-process XRPD profiles with the aim of recovering information lost by lack of crystalline order.
Accepted 7 August 2026

Variable resolution maps (VRMs) in CCTBX and Phenix: accounting for local resolution in cryoEM

Pavel V. Afonine, Paul D. Adams and Alexandre G. Urzhumtsev
New tools implemented in CCTBX and Phenix allow the calculation of variable-resolution maps through a sum of finite-resolution atomic images expressed as analytic functions of all atomic parameters, along with their associated local resolution.
Accepted 29 July 2026

Lighting up materials with X-rays: advanced X-ray excited optical luminescence probe at BM08-XAFS/XRF beamline SESAME

Latif U. Khan, Abdel R. Hasoneh, Abdalla Ahmad, Can Dokuyucu, Anas Mohammad, Allayth Aldrabee, Muhammad Iqbal, Farouq Al Omari, Almuatasem Al Natsheh, Abid U. Rehman, Maher Shehab, Mustafa AlZubi, Hussein A. Mohammad, Zahid U. Khan, Felipe da S. M. Canisares, Messaoud Harfouche, Santiago J. A. Figueroa, Fareeha Hameed, Andrea Lausi and Hermi F. Brito
An advanced X-ray excited optical luminescence experimental probe has been developed and commissioned at the BM08-XAFS/XRF beamline, SESAME. The setup is now available to users for measuring emission spectra and performing hyperspectral mapping of a wide range of optical materials over the 200–950 nm spectral range, under monochromatic X-ray beam and laser (UV–Vis/NIR) excitation.