ACA Media Coverage & Latest Releases

The American Crystallographic Association aims to advance, promote, and preserve structural science for the benefit of humanity. We achieve this through conferences, publications, and public outreach initiatives. Annually, in collaboration with the American Institute of Physics, the Communications Committee of the ACA selects abstracts presented at its meetings to disseminate as press releases, thereby promoting scientific advancement.   

2025 Press Release

A Molecule that Seeks Out Forever Chemicals in Water

2025 Press Release

Advanced X-Ray Imaging, Developed for Dinosaur Fossils, Reveals Traumatic Brain Damage

2023 Press Release Killing Cancer in a Flash 
2023 Press Release A Head Start on the Next Pandemic 
2023 Press Release Insecticide-Resistant Mosquitoes Prompt New Look at Bed Nets 
2022 Press Release Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Captures ‘Invisible’ Traumatic Brain Injuries 
2022 Press Release Paintings, Cartoons Combine to Render Biological Molecules
2022 Press Release Improving Yields in Enhanced Oil Recovery 
2021 Press Release Gaming the Research: Reinforcement Learning Changing Data Evaluation Challenges 
2021 Press Release Avoiding Drug Resistance by Understanding Evolution of Viruses 
2021 Press Release Understanding Alzheimer's Progression with Improvements to Imaging, Image Processing, Machine Learning