• Announcing the challenge
This week the 7th CSP Blind Test begins - a major challenge in computational chemistry. It will see the world leading methods in Crystal Structure Prediction put to the test on real targets - with a high bar set by previous work. The 7 test systems have been sourced from leading experimentalists in industry and academia for prediction.
• The importance of CSP
The 3D structure and packing of crystalline materials have a big impact on their properties - this is most relevant in drug discovery and development.