Table of contents
December 2002, Volume 1 No 4 pp197-258
About the coverEditorial
Patent or perish? - p197
doi:10.1038/nmat785
Full Text - Patent or perish? | PDF (413 KB) - Patent or perish?
Commentary
Read patents, not just papers - pp199 - 201
Ralf Blossey
doi:10.1038/nmat745
Full Text - Read patents, not just papers | PDF (591 KB) - Read patents, not just papers
Research News
From magic silicon clusters to low power LCDs - p202
doi:10.1038/nmat787
Full Text - From magic silicon clusters to low power LCDs | PDF (111 KB) - From magic silicon clusters to low power LCDs
News and Views
Nanotube electronics: High-performance transistors - pp203 - 204
Richard Martel
doi:10.1038/nmat780
Full Text - Nanotube electronicsHigh-performance transistors | PDF (178 KB) - Nanotube electronicsHigh-performance transistors
Surface science: The going rate for catalysts - pp205 - 206
Michael Bowker
doi:10.1038/nmat774
Full Text - Surface scienceThe going rate for catalysts | PDF (1,595 KB) - Surface scienceThe going rate for catalysts
Biotechnology: Unnatural biopolymers - pp207 - 208
Yoshiharu Doi
doi:10.1038/nmat783
Full Text - BiotechnologyUnnatural biopolymers | PDF (128 KB) - BiotechnologyUnnatural biopolymers
Optical materials: A new twist for nonlinear optics - pp209 - 210
Ulrich Gubler & Christian Bosshard
doi:10.1038/nmat781
Full Text - Optical materialsA new twist for nonlinear optics | PDF (390 KB) - Optical materialsA new twist for nonlinear optics
Fuel cell technology: A sweeter fuel - pp211 - 212
Kevin Kendall
doi:10.1038/nmat782
Full Text - Fuel cell technologyA sweeter fuel | PDF (179 KB) - Fuel cell technologyA sweeter fuel
Quantum computing: Fine lines from dots - pp212 - 213
Laura M. Herz & Richard T. Phillips
doi:10.1038/nmat777
Full Text - Quantum computingFine lines from dots | PDF (93 KB) - Quantum computingFine lines from dots
Artificial photosynthesis: Light-activated calcium gradients - pp214 - 215
David H. Thompson
doi:10.1038/nmat784
Full Text - Artificial photosynthesisLight-activated calcium gradients | PDF (107 KB) - Artificial photosynthesisLight-activated calcium gradients
Material witness: The stuff of youth - p215
Philip Ball
doi:10.1038/nmat770
Full Text - Material witnessThe stuff of youth | PDF (95 KB) - Material witnessThe stuff of youth
Review
Inducing and probing non-thermal transitions in semiconductors using femtosecond laser pulses - pp217 - 224
S. K. Sundaram & E. Mazur
doi:10.1038/nmat767
Abstract - Inducing and probing non-thermal transitions in semiconductors using femtosecond laser pulses | Full Text - Inducing and probing non-thermal transitions in semiconductors using femtosecond laser pulses | PDF (859 KB) - Inducing and probing non-thermal transitions in semiconductors using femtosecond laser pulses
Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques
Letters
Efficient and robust multiphoton data storage in molecular glasses and highly crosslinked polymers - pp225 - 228
Christopher E. Olson, Michael J. R. Previte & John T. Fourkas
doi:10.1038/nmat766
First paragraph - Efficient and robust multiphoton data storage in molecular glasses and highly crosslinked polymers | Full Text - Efficient and robust multiphoton data storage in molecular glasses and highly crosslinked polymers | PDF (569 KB) - Efficient and robust multiphoton data storage in molecular glasses and highly crosslinked polymers
Subject Categories: Glasses | Polymers | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials
Long-range structuring of nanoparticles by mimicry of a cholesteric liquid crystal - pp229 - 231
Michel Mitov, Cristelle Portet, Christian Bourgerette, Etienne Snoeck & Marc Verelst
First paragraph - Long-range structuring of nanoparticles by mimicry of a cholesteric liquid crystal | Full Text - Long-range structuring of nanoparticles by mimicry of a cholesteric liquid crystal | PDF (599 KB) - Long-range structuring of nanoparticles by mimicry of a cholesteric liquid crystal | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Liquid crystals | Nanoscale materials
The myosin coiled-coil is a truly elastic protein structure - pp232 - 235
Ingo Schwaiger, Clara Sattler, Daniel R. Hostetter & Matthias Rief
doi:10.1038/nmat776
First paragraph - The myosin coiled-coil is a truly elastic protein structure | Full Text - The myosin coiled-coil is a truly elastic protein structure | PDF (485 KB) - The myosin coiled-coil is a truly elastic protein structure
Biosynthesis of novel thermoplastic polythioesters by engineered Escherichia coli - pp236 - 240
Tina Lütke-Eversloh, Andreas Fischer, Uwe Remminghorst, Jumpei Kawada, Robert H. Marchessault, Ansgar Bögershausen, Martin Kalwei, Hellmut Eckert, Rudolf Reichelt, Shuang-Jiang Liu & Alexander Steinbüchel
doi:10.1038/nmat773
First paragraph - Biosynthesis of novel thermoplastic polythioesters by engineered : Escherichia coli | Full Text - Biosynthesis of novel thermoplastic polythioesters by engineered Escherichia coli | PDF (264 KB) - Biosynthesis of novel thermoplastic polythioesters by engineered Escherichia coli
Subject Categories: Polymers | Biological materials | Design synthesis and processing
See also: News and Views by Doi
Articles
High-
dielectrics for advanced carbon-nanotube transistors and logic gates - pp241 - 246
Ali Javey, Hyoungsub Kim, Markus Brink, Qian Wang, Ant Ural, Jing Guo, Paul McIntyre, Paul McEuen, Mark Lundstrom & Hongjie Dai
doi:10.1038/nmat769
Abstract - High-[kappa] dielectrics for advanced carbon-nanotube transistors and logic gates | Full Text - High-
dielectrics for advanced carbon-nanotube transistors and logic gates | PDF (507 KB) - High-
dielectrics for advanced carbon-nanotube transistors and logic gates
Subject Categories: Molecular electronics | Nanoscale materials | Surface and thin films
See also: News and Views by Martel
Ordered nanoparticle arrays formed on engineered chaperonin protein templates - pp247 - 252
R. Andrew McMillan, Chad D. Paavola, Jeanie Howard, Suzanne L. Chan, Nestor J. Zaluzec & Jonathan D. Trent
doi:10.1038/nmat775
Abstract - Ordered nanoparticle arrays formed on engineered chaperonin protein templates | Full Text - Ordered nanoparticle arrays formed on engineered chaperonin protein templates | PDF (2,247 KB) - Ordered nanoparticle arrays formed on engineered chaperonin protein templates | Supplementary information
DNA-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin-films as stable, biologically active substrates - pp253 - 257
Wensha Yang, Orlando Auciello, James E. Butler, Wei Cai, John A. Carlisle, Jennifer E. Gerbi, Dieter M. Gruen, Tanya Knickerbocker, Tami L. Lasseter, John N. Russell, Jr., Lloyd M. Smith & Robert J. Hamers
doi:10.1038/nmat779
Abstract - DNA-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin-films as stable, biologically active substrates | Full Text - DNA-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin-films as stable, biologically active substrates | PDF (416 KB) - DNA-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin-films as stable, biologically active substrates
Corrigendum
Molecular design of strong single-wall carbon nanotube/polyelectrolyte multilayer composites - p257
Arif A. Mamedov, Nicholas A. Kotov, Maurizio Prato, Dirk M. Guldi, James P. Wicksted & Andreas Hirsch
doi:10.1038/nmat771
Full Text - Molecular design of strong single-wall carbon nanotube/polyelectrolyte multilayer composites | PDF (41 KB) - Molecular design of strong single-wall carbon nanotube/polyelectrolyte multilayer composites
New on the Market
Size, depth and thermal characterization - p258
doi:10.1038/nmat786
Full Text - Size, depth and thermal characterization | PDF (240 KB) - Size, depth and thermal characterization

