forthcoming articles

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

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Accepted 2 July 2026

The use of machine learning interatomic potentials for the verification of experimental molecular crystal structures

Machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) offer a significantly faster alternative to density functional theory for theoretical crystal structure calculations with comparable accuracy. Geometry-optimized structures generated using the universal models for atoms MLIP, trained on the Open Molecular Crystals 2025 dataset, were used to verify 216 919 selected structures from the Cambridge Structural Database with the aim of detecting issues in both the interpretation of the original X-ray experiments and the performance of the used MLIP.

Accepted 1 July 2026

Considerations for FAIR data catalogs from DAPHNE4NFDI

Metadata catalogs are essential for implementing FAIR data principles in photon and neutron (PaN) science, enabling experimental data to become findable, accessible, and reusable. This work provides an analysis of current catalog systems in the PaN field and offers practical recommendations to advance interoperability and build a federated, FAIR-compliant data infrastructure.

Accepted 15 June 2026

Magnetic order in Tsai-type icosahedral quasicrystals and periodic approximants

This review summarizes recent experimental and theoretical advances in the magnetism of quasicrystals and their approximant crystals, and formulates two hierarchical design principles – valence electron concentration and crystal electric field-induced anisotropy – as primary tools for systematically tuning the magnetic ground states in these compounds.

Accepted 28 May 2026

Droplet-on-demand tape drive and X-ray emission spectroscopy prototypes for time-resolved serial crystallography on VMXi at Diamond Light Source

We describe proof-of-concept experiments towards correlated serial synchrotron crystallography (SSX) and X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) from microcrystals on a microfocus synchrotron beamline. A droplet-on-demand tape drive system delivers microcrystals to the beam within well separated droplets with a volume of hundreds of picolitres, while XES allows validation of the redox states of metals within protein crystals.

Accepted 21 May 2026

Post-acquisition super resolution for cryo-electron microscopy

Post-acquisition super resolution (PASR) is a pre-processing step which can be utilized to exceed the resolution limit of already acquired data if the limit is reached. It is designed to be as minimally invasive to all general single particle workflows as possible, allowing users to choose which suite they prefer.


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