Political Science - p657

doi:10.1038/nmat1240

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Looking for design in materials design - pp659 - 661

M. E. Eberhart & D. P. Clougherty

doi:10.1038/nmat1229

Abstract - Looking for design in materials design | Full Text - Looking for design in materials design | PDF (245 KB) - Looking for design in materials design

Golden sensors and boron bullets - p662

doi:10.1038/nmat1234

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Corrosion: Peering below the surface - pp663 - 664

Mary Ryan

doi:10.1038/nmat1226

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Nanotubes: A step in synthesis - pp665 - 666

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

doi:10.1038/nmat1232

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Amorphous materials: Finding order in disorder - pp666 - 667

Todd C. Hufnagel

doi:10.1038/nmat1227

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Diamond films: Precious biosensors - pp668 - 669

John A. Carlisle

doi:10.1038/nmat1225

Full Text - Diamond filmsPrecious biosensors | PDF (137 KB) - Diamond filmsPrecious biosensors

Membrane sensors: Nanocomposites are stretched thin - pp669 - 671

Nicholas Kotov

doi:10.1038/nmat1224

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Material witness: Pedal power - p671

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1228

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Ultralong single-wall carbon nanotubes - pp673 - 676

L. X. Zheng, M. J. O'Connell, S. K. Doorn, X. Z. Liao, Y. H. Zhao, E. A. Akhadov, M. A. Hoffbauer, B. J. Roop, Q. X. Jia, R. C. Dye, D. E. Peterson, S. M. Huang, J. Liu & Y. T. Zhu

doi:10.1038/nmat1216

First paragraph - Ultralong single-wall carbon nanotubes | Full Text - Ultralong single-wall carbon nanotubes | PDF (296 KB) - Ultralong single-wall carbon nanotubes | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Nanoscale materials | Design synthesis and processing

Solid-phase diffusion mechanism for GaAs nanowire growth - pp677 - 681

Ann I. Persson, Magnus W. Larsson, Stig Stenström, B. Jonas Ohlsson, Lars Samuelson & L. Reine Wallenberg

doi:10.1038/nmat1220

First paragraph - Solid-phase diffusion mechanism for GaAs nanowire growth | Full Text - Solid-phase diffusion mechanism for GaAs nanowire growth | PDF (257 KB) - Solid-phase diffusion mechanism for GaAs nanowire growth

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Nanoscale materials | Design synthesis and processing | Characterisation and analytical techniques

Directed assembly of controlled-misorientation bicrystals - pp682 - 686

Robert A. Marks, Seth T. Taylor, Ennio Mammana, Ronald Gronsky & Andreas M. Glaeser

doi:10.1038/nmat1214

First paragraph - Directed assembly of controlled-misorientation bicrystals | Full Text - Directed assembly of controlled-misorientation bicrystals | PDF (357 KB) - Directed assembly of controlled-misorientation bicrystals

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Nanoscale materials | Design synthesis and processing

Self-assembling of atomic vacancies at an oxide/intermetallic alloy interface - pp687 - 691

Vincent Maurice, Guillaume Despert, Sandrine Zanna, Marie-Pierre Bacos & Philippe Marcus

doi:10.1038/nmat1203

First paragraph - Self-assembling of atomic vacancies at an oxide/intermetallic alloy interface | Full Text - Self-assembling of atomic vacancies at an oxide/intermetallic alloy interface | PDF (531 KB) - Self-assembling of atomic vacancies at an oxide/intermetallic alloy interface

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Surface and thin films

Actin-based metallic nanowires as bio-nanotransporters - pp692 - 695

Fernando Patolsky, Yossi Weizmann & Itamar Willner

doi:10.1038/nmat1205

First paragraph - Actin-based metallic nanowires as bio-nanotransporters | Full Text - Actin-based metallic nanowires as bio-nanotransporters | PDF (284 KB) - Actin-based metallic nanowires as bio-nanotransporters

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Biological materials | Nanoscale materials

A structural model for metallic glasses - pp697 - 702

Daniel B. Miracle

doi:10.1038/nmat1219

Abstract - A structural model for metallic glasses | Full Text - A structural model for metallic glasses | PDF (363 KB) - A structural model for metallic glasses | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Computation, modelling and theory

Understanding the phase-change mechanism of rewritable optical media - pp703 - 708

Alexander V. Kolobov, Paul Fons, Anatoly I. Frenkel, Alexei L. Ankudinov, Junji Tominaga & Tomoya Uruga

doi:10.1038/nmat1215

Abstract - Understanding the phase-change mechanism of rewritable optical media | Full Text - Understanding the phase-change mechanism of rewritable optical media | PDF (254 KB) - Understanding the phase-change mechanism of rewritable optical media | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

On the origin of high-temperature ferromagnetism in the low-temperature-processed Mn–Zn–O system - pp709 - 714

Darshan C. Kundaliya, S. B. Ogale, S. E. Lofland, S. Dhar, C. J. Metting, S. R. Shinde, Z. Ma, B. Varughese, K.V. Ramanujachary, L. Salamanca-Riba & T. Venkatesan

doi:10.1038/nmat1221

Abstract - On the origin of high-temperature ferromagnetism in the low-temperature-processed Mn-Zn-O system | Full Text - On the origin of high-temperature ferromagnetism in the low-temperature-processed Mn–Zn–O system | PDF (422 KB) - On the origin of high-temperature ferromagnetism in the low-temperature-processed Mn–Zn–O system | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Magnetic materials | Surface and thin films

Predicting the structure of screw dislocations in nanoporous materials - pp715 - 720

Andrew M. Walker, Ben Slater, Julian D. Gale & Kate Wright

doi:10.1038/nmat1213

Abstract - Predicting the structure of screw dislocations in nanoporous materials | Full Text - Predicting the structure of screw dislocations in nanoporous materials | PDF (612 KB) - Predicting the structure of screw dislocations in nanoporous materials | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Porous materials | Computation, modelling and theory

Freely suspended nanocomposite membranes as highly sensitive sensors - pp721 - 728

Chaoyang Jiang, Sergiy Markutsya, Yuri Pikus & Vladimir V. Tsukruk

doi:10.1038/nmat1212

Abstract - Freely suspended nanocomposite membranes as highly sensitive sensors | Full Text - Freely suspended nanocomposite membranes as highly sensitive sensors | PDF (586 KB) - Freely suspended nanocomposite membranes as highly sensitive sensors | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Composites | Sensors and biosensors | Nanoscale materials

Multicolour micropatterning of thin films of dry gels - pp729 - 735

Rafal Klajn, Marcin Fialkowski, Igor T. Bensemann, Agnieszka Bitner, C. J. Campbell, Kyle Bishop, Stoyan Smoukov & Bartosz A. Grzybowski

doi:10.1038/nmat1231

Abstract - Multicolour micropatterning of thin films of dry gels | Full Text - Multicolour micropatterning of thin films of dry gels | PDF (1,008 KB) - Multicolour micropatterning of thin films of dry gels | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Complex fluids | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Design synthesis and processing | Computation, modelling and theory

Protein-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin films for biosensor applications - pp736 - 742

Andreas Härtl, Evelyn Schmich, Jose A. Garrido, Jorge Hernando, Silvia C. R. Catharino, Stefan Walter, Peter Feulner, Alexander Kromka, Doris Steinmüller & Martin Stutzmann

doi:10.1038/nmat1204

Abstract - Protein-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin films for biosensor applications | Full Text - Protein-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin films for biosensor applications | PDF (597 KB) - Protein-modified nanocrystalline diamond thin films for biosensor applications | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biomedical materials | Sensors and biosensors | Materials for energy