Crystallography matters - p757

doi:10.1038/nmat4057

Celebrating a field of remarkable depth and importance.

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The hidden structure of liquids - pp758–759

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat4036

From its earliest days, crystallography has been viewed as a means to probe order in matter. J. D. Bernal's work on the structure of water reframed it as a means of examining the extent to which matter can be regarded as orderly.

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Crystallography with powders - pp760–762

Anthony K. Cheetham and Andrew L. Goodwin

doi:10.1038/nmat4044

Over the course of its long history, powder diffraction has provided countless insights into the properties of materials. It will continue to do so in the future, but with an emphasis on elucidating how materials respond to external stimuli.

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Neutron scattering from quantum condensed matter - pp763–767

Steven T. Bramwell and Bernhard Keimer

doi:10.1038/nmat4045

Collective quantum phenomena such as magnetism, superfluidity and superconductivity have been pre-eminent themes of condensed-matter physics in the past century. Neutron scattering has provided unique insights into the microscopic origin of these phenomena.

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Reinventing neutron science in Europe - pp767–768

Dimitri N. Argyriou

doi:10.1038/nmat4040

Neutron science has been a remarkable success story for European research. For this to continue, scientists need to be prepared to forge new networks and technologies.

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