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Following our recent Apple Design Award, we were invited to exhibit the brand new CrystalMaker 8.0 at Macworld. 2007 20 December Royal Society of Chemistry Sponsorship We are pleased to have been able to support the recent Royal Society of Chemistry Solid State Group meeting, held at the University of Durham. 28 September Materials Research in Boston We exhibited at the Materials Research Society's Fall National Meeting 2007 in Boston, MA. 22 August Exhibition at ACS Fall Meeting We exhibited at the American Chemical Society's Fall National Meeting, held in the sparkling new Boston Convention Center in the Waterfront District. 25 June CrystalMaker Sponsors Frontiers Meeting We are proud to have been a major sponsor of the recent "Frontiers in Mineral Sciences" convention, in Cambridge, England: the first joint assembly of the Mineralogical Societies of America, Canada, Great Britain and France. 18 June SingleCrystal Receives Apple Design Award SingleCrystal 1.3 has been selected for an Apple Design Award, as runner-up for the Best Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution. Awards were presented at WWDC07 in San Francisco. 15 April Exhibition at BCA Spring Meeting We attended the British Crystallographic Assocation's Spring National Meeting, as both an exhibitor and a Corporate Member. We enjoyed meeting so many delegates, both at our exhibition stand, and informally. 27 March Exhibition at Materials Research Society We exhibited at the Materials Research Society's 2007 Spring Meeting in San Francisco, CA. 23 March Apple "Inside the Image" with CrystalMaker CrystalMaker features on the Apple website in an illustrated article about the crystal structure of the zeolite mineral "faujasite". Read more about the visualization capabilities of CrystalMaker-for-Mac... 22 February Welcome to Vista! We are pleased to announce that all CrystalMaker Software products now run on Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system! 26 January CrystalMaker Supports UK Crystallography We are pleased to continue our sponsorship of the British Crystallographic Assocation, as a 2007 Corporate Member. 02 January SingleCrystal for Windows Our Windows lineup is now complete as SingleCrystal 1.0 rolls off the production line, hand-in-hand with its sister product, SingleCrystal 1.3 for Mac OS X (Universal Binary). 2006 11 December CrystalMaker Birthday Update Major new versions of CrystalMaker for Mac and Windows are released, with free updates available to licensed users. 23 November Happy Birthday CrystalMaker! CrystalMaker recently celebrated its 12th birthday and we take the opportunity to look back at the past twelve years... 18 September CrystalMaker in San Francisco! We exhibited at the American Chemical Society's Fall meeting, in San Francisco, CA - as special guests of Apple Computer, Inc. 21 August SingleCrystal 1.2 A major new version of our single-crystal diffraction program lets you compare simulated patterns with observed images with drag-and-drop ease! The stereogram can now show symmetry-relations, with display of planes and zone axes, plus much more. 17 July We Accept Euros! Ordering CrystalMaker products is now easier, with a choice of three major currencies for payment: U.S. Dollars, British Pounds Sterling and now Euros. 17 July New Address We have moved to new offices on the Oxford University Begbroke Science Park. Our telephone and fax numbers have also changed. 23 June Building Cage Structures with CrystalMaker An illustrated tutorial, demonstrating the use of CrystalMaker's Make Polyhedron command, for visualizing large zeolite or buckyball "cages" in polyhedral mode. 24 April CrystalDiffract for Windows Our x-ray/neutron powder diffraction software is now available for Windows XP/Vista, providing interactive simulation and analysis of diffraction experiments. 11 April CrystalMaker in Atlanta and Lancaster CrystalMaker was exhibited at the American Chemical Society National Convention in Atlanta, GA - followed closely afterwards by an exhibition at the British Crystallographic Association Spring Meeting in Lancaster, England. 06 February CrystalMaker Goes Universal CrystalMaker 7.1 completes our triumvirate of Universal Binary applications. Major new features include depth profiling, multiple graphics formats for high-resolution output, auto-update checking and more... 26 January CrystalMaker Sponsors the BCA CrystalMaker Software Ltd is very proud to sponsor the British Crystallographic Association (BCA), as one of their 2006 Corporate Members. A registered charity, the BCA shares the same fundamental goal as CrystalMaker Software Ltd: to make crystallography more accessible to the wider public... 03 January New Year Brings Major Diffraction Upgrades Fresh for 2006 are two upgraded diffraction programs. SingleCrystal 1.1 features automatic update notification, thermal ellipsoid support, improved Stereogram drawer and an all-new user's guide. CrystalDiffract 5.1 has powerful new data browsers, with the ability to export custom-sorted datasets - and much more... 2005 24 November Auto-Update for Pro Digital Video We continue to update CrystalMaker-for-Windows, now featuring digital video recording, auto-generation of QTVR objects - plus auto update checking... 03 October Thermal Ellipsoids Feature in Windows Update A mega update brings a whole slew of new features and improvements to our Windows version of CrystalMaker. 11 July CrystalMaker 7 for Mac OS X After nearly three years of development, CrystalMaker 7 for Mac OS X provides spectacular new features including massive-structures visualization, display of thermal ellipsoids, custom-defined polyhedra - and a whole host of user interface and usability improvements. 08 June CrystalMaker in Florida CrystalMaker Software Ltd exhibited at the American Crystallographic Association's National Meeting in Orlando, Florida. 12 April CrystalMaker Cross-Platform Upgrades CrystalMaker Software Ltd have launched a new, cross-platform upgrade scheme. Users of the Mac version of CrystalMaker can now purchase a full copy of the new Windows XP version (and vice versa) - at a major discount! 05 April CrystalMaker for Windows After ten years confined to the Mac platform, our software crosses the great platform divide - now available for Windows XP. 21 February CrystalMaker in San Diego CrystalMaker Software Ltd exhibited at the American Chemical Society's Spring National Exposition. Some spectacular software was demonstrated, running on the latest, cool hardware from Apple. 18 January CrystalDiffract: Very Versatile Visualization Three years after the launch of the last version, CrystalDiffract 5.0 delivers the biggest improvements yet with amazing versatility and endless customization... 10 January SingleCrystal Now Shipping The full version of our single-crystal diffraction program provides unprecedented real-time simulation of diffraction patterns, reciprocal lattice sections and stereographic projections - with PDF graphics export... 2004 02 December "Tweezer" Molecule Visualized CrystalMaker provides stunning visualization of novel tweezer molecule, used in sequence analysis. 17 September CrystalMaker wins eCommerce Award CrystalMaker Software Ltd has won the 2004 South East England "eTrading" award, part of the UK regional eCommerce awards. 02 August Explore The Elements Latest versions of CrystalMaker provide preset atomic, ionic and covalent radii sets, extensive customizability - and some beautifully-rendered Periodic Tables to download. 18 March CrystalMaker at American Chemical Society CrystalMaker Software Ltd exhibited their software products at the American Chemical Society's Spring National Meeting, in Anaheim, CA. 15 February Mega Structures Library CrystalMaker user Dr Yoshitaka Matsushita has released an all-encompassing "Chalcogenide" crystal structures library with nearly 10,000 structures - all in CrystalMaker binary format. 05 January New Year - New Address We've moved to new offices, at the Oxford University Begbroke Science Park. Check out our new contact details. 2003 20 October CrystalMaker 6.3: Power Tools and Shortcuts CrystalMaker 6.3 provides new tools, improved interface and menu layout, keyboard shortcuts - and a link to our SingleCrystal. 20 October SingleCrystal: Public Beta 1 A new program for exploring single-crystal diffraction and the reciprocal lattice - in real time. A time-limited (free) public beta version is now available - and we welcome your feedback! 25 July User Forum Goes Live CrystalMaker and CrystalDiffract users now have their own user forum: a place to share ideas, find answers to questions, and develop a sense of community. 17 July Teaching Science with CrystalMaker The new "Teaching Science" section provides a background to CrystalMaker, with advice and suggestions as to how the program might be used in teaching science. Some cool embedded movies are also included. 17 July New Website Design. We have relaunched the CrystalMaker website, with a clean new design incorporating easier navigation, extensively-revised content and even a search command. 09 June CrystalMaker 6.2 is Fully Annotated CrystalMaker 6.2 includes professional-quality annotation with Unicode-savvy extended textboxes, new line and scalebar objects, plus live selection and resizing. 05 May New User's Guide Published The 4th edition of CrystalMaker's User Guide has been published. 06 March CrystalDiffract 4.1 Major update brings drag-and-drop ease to mixture simulation, plus colourful peak overlay options, intelligent parameter control and instant startup. 21 February CrystalMaker 6.1.1 Powers Ahead Powerful new versions of CrystalMaker provide killer features: auto format recognition and drag-and-drop opening of database files, plus support for multi-structure CIF files, mouse wheel structure control and dynamical menus. 21 January CrystalMaker Gets Perfect Score! CrystalMaker 6.0.2 has been awarded a perfect, 5-mouse rating, by Macworld magazine (USA). Writing in the February 2003 issue, reviewer Charles Seiter praised the software for its ease-of-use, great performance and excellent use of OS X features. 2002 24 September CrystalMaker 6 for Mac OS X The most exciting release so far: a new version built exclusively for Mac OS X. Using new system technologies including Carbon Events and the Mach-O runtime model, CrystalMaker 6 gives you a whole new dimension in crystal visualization. 07 April CrystalMaker 5.1 The latest update to our crystal structures software includes significant improvements to the interface and new functionality. 23 February CrystalDiffract 4 for Mac OS X A major new release of our powder diffraction software, built exclusively for Mac OS X with advanced new interface and usability features - plus the ability to save entire diffraction experiments and boost your productivity! 2001 11 December CrystalMaker Wins Eddy Award CrystalMaker 5 has been selected as one of the best Science/Engineering programs of the year, as part of the Macworld Editors' Choice 2001 awards. 27 August CrystalMaker 5 After two years of development time, completely rewritten using the latest "C" compilers, and our most powerful version so far. 27 August CrystalDiffract 3.1 New interface, reduced memory requirements, CrystalMaker 5 support - with import of site occupancies - and a second edition of the user's guide. 11 May CrystalMaker 4.1.4 Further improvements - and free updates. 12 February Palladium Nanoclusters Captured by CrystalMaker Spectacular images of a remarkable nano-sized palladium cluster have recently been published. 2000 20 September CrystalMaker 4.1 Major upgrade brings JPEG graphics export, automatic web page creation and detailed analysis of local site environment. Available as a free update to CrystalMaker 4.0 customers! 19 September Oz Soils Come Alive With CrystalMaker Interactive "Soil Science" CD-ROM uses CrystalMaker multimedia to teach clay structure and minerals. 07 April CrystalMaker 4 Wins Critical Acclaim CrystalMaker 4 reviewed by Macworld.com, receives lavish praise for outstanding photo-realistic graphics, ease-of-use and the printed user's guide. 15 February New Multi-User Licence Scheme Announced Is your group getting the most out of CrystalMaker licensing? 12 February CrystalMaker Multimedia wins EuroPrix Starring role for Open University flagship geology course. 09 January CrystalDiffract 3 launched The program has been redesigned to make x-ray and neutron powder diffraction easy and fun! A new "Professional Edition" brings experimental data analysis too. 1999 14 August CrystalMaker 4.0 Power Features The new CrystalMaker is much more than just a pretty face. We take a look at some of the key features behind the biggest-ever upgrade. 12 August CrystalMaker 4 released at IUCr congress We were there to celebrate in style on the banks of the River Clyde in the heart of Glasgow. CrystalMaker at Natural History Museum Multimedia showcase in London's new multi-million pound gallery. CrystalMaker Powers Web Elements Another example of CrystalMaker on the web: Mark Winter's encyclopaedic resource uses first-class crystal graphics. © 2008 CrystalMaker Software Limited. All rights reserved worldwide.