Welcome to Bragg Your Pattern,

our project which celebrates everything about patterns and crystals.

Everybody loves crystals, but what makes them extra special to scientists is that they contain wonderful repeating patterns of atoms and molecules. 

These patterns allow scientists to use a special technique called “crystallography” to work out how those atoms and molecules are arranged, and what they look like. This is one of the most powerful tools science has for both understanding how nature works and for making useful new things, from advanced materials to better medicines.   

We are a group of Australian and New Zealand scientists, who all work with crystals every day.  We have a special connection to crystallography through one of the key creators of the technique being an Australian, Lawrence Bragg. In fact, he won a Nobel Prize for it at the tender age of only 25 (along with his dad)!  (and gave us a good idea for a name) 

The website is your go-to place to find educational resources all about crystallography, we have a number of projects on the go, explore our site to find out more!