title: New software for searching the Cambridge Structural Database and visualizing crystal structures.
abstract: Two new programs have been developed for searching the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and visualizing database entries: ConQuest and Mercury. The former is a new search interface to the CSD, the latter is a high-performance crystal-structure visualizer with extensive facilities for exploring networks of intermolecular contacts. Particular emphasis has been placed on making the programs as intuitive as possible. Both ConQuest and Mercury run under Windows and various types of Unix, including Linux.
authors.affiliation: Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK.
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Jason C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Edgington
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Clare F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Macrae
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor