Space materials research: Hanging by a thread - p837

doi:10.1038/nmat1277

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From our readers: Rational development of new materials — putting the cart before the horse? - p838

M. Jansen and J. C. Schön

doi:10.1038/nmat1282

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From storing light to preventing blight - p839

doi:10.1038/nmat1283

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Optical materials: Self-assembly reaches new heights - pp841 - 843

Bernard Kippelen

doi:10.1038/nmat1273

Full Text - Optical materialsSelf-assembly reaches new heights | PDF (228 KB) - Optical materialsSelf-assembly reaches new heights

Wetting dynamics: Spreading of metallic drops - pp843 - 845

Dominique Chatain and W. Craig Carter

doi:10.1038/nmat1275

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Magnetic memory: A signal boost is in order - pp845 - 847

William H. Butler and Arunava Gupta

doi:10.1038/nmat1272

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Microfluidics: Magnetic chaperones for droplets - pp847 - 849

Jillian M. Buriak

doi:10.1038/nmat1271

Full Text - MicrofluidicsMagnetic chaperones for droplets | PDF (289 KB) - MicrofluidicsMagnetic chaperones for droplets

Magnetoelectrics: A new route to magnetic ferroelectrics - pp849 - 851

Claude Ederer and Nicola A. Spaldin

doi:10.1038/nmat1265

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Material witness: Watching paint dry - p851

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1274

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Bond- versus site-centred ordering and possible ferroelectricity in manganites - pp853 - 856

Dmitry V. Efremov, Jeroen van den Brink and Daniel I. Khomskii

doi:10.1038/nmat1236

First paragraph - Bond- versus site-centred ordering and possible ferroelectricity in manganites | Full Text - Bond- versus site-centred ordering and possible ferroelectricity in manganites | PDF (457 KB) - Bond- versus site-centred ordering and possible ferroelectricity in manganites

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Magnetic materials

Humidity-induced magnetization and magnetic pole inversion in a cyano-bridged metal assembly - pp857 - 861

Shin-ichi Ohkoshi, Ken-ichi Arai, Yusuke Sato and Kazuhito Hashimoto

doi:10.1038/nmat1260

First paragraph - Humidity-induced magnetization and magnetic pole inversion in a cyano-bridged metal assembly | Full Text - Humidity-induced magnetization and magnetic pole inversion in a cyano-bridged metal assembly | PDF (498 KB) - Humidity-induced magnetization and magnetic pole inversion in a cyano-bridged metal assembly

Subject Categories: Magnetic materials | Porous materials

Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance at room temperature with MgO (100) tunnel barriers - pp862 - 867

Stuart S. P. Parkin, Christian Kaiser, Alex Panchula, Philip M. Rice, Brian Hughes, Mahesh Samant and See-Hun Yang

doi:10.1038/nmat1256

First paragraph - Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance at room temperature with MgO (100) tunnel barriers | Full Text - Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance at room temperature with MgO (100) tunnel barriers | PDF (410 KB) - Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance at room temperature with MgO (100) tunnel barriers

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Magnetic materials | Surface and thin films

Giant room-temperature magnetoresistance in single-crystal Fe/MgO/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions - pp868 - 871

Shinji Yuasa, Taro Nagahama, Akio Fukushima, Yoshishige Suzuki and Koji Ando

doi:10.1038/nmat1257

First paragraph - Giant room-temperature magnetoresistance in single-crystal Fe/MgO/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions | Full Text - Giant room-temperature magnetoresistance in single-crystal Fe/MgO/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions | PDF (325 KB) - Giant room-temperature magnetoresistance in single-crystal Fe/MgO/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Porous materials | Surface and thin films

Self-assembled polymeric solid films with temperature-induced large and reversible photonic-bandgap switching - pp872 - 876

Sami Valkama, Harri Kosonen, Janne Ruokolainen, Tomi Haatainen, Mika Torkkeli, Ritva Serimaa, Gerrit ten Brinke and Olli Ikkala

doi:10.1038/nmat1254

First paragraph - Self-assembled polymeric solid films with temperature-induced large and reversible photonic-bandgap switching | Full Text - Self-assembled polymeric solid films with temperature-induced large and reversible photonic-bandgap switching | PDF (345 KB) - Self-assembled polymeric solid films with temperature-induced large and reversible photonic-bandgap switching

Subject Categories: Polymers | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Design synthesis and processing

Excitations of incoherent spin-waves due to spin-transfer torque - pp877 - 881

Kyung-Jin Lee, Alina Deac, Olivier Redon, Jean-Pierre Nozières and Bernard Dieny

doi:10.1038/nmat1237

First paragraph - Excitations of incoherent spin-waves due to spin-transfer torque | Full Text - Excitations of incoherent spin-waves due to spin-transfer torque | PDF (488 KB) - Excitations of incoherent spin-waves due to spin-transfer torque

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Magnetic materials | Nanoscale materials | Computation, modelling and theory

Sealing is at the origin of rubber slipping on wet roads - pp882 - 885

B. N. J. Persson, U. Tartaglino, O. Albohr and E. Tosatti

doi:10.1038/nmat1255

First paragraph - Sealing is at the origin of rubber slipping on wet roads | Full Text - Sealing is at the origin of rubber slipping on wet roads | PDF (316 KB) - Sealing is at the origin of rubber slipping on wet roads

Subject Categories: Polymers | Mechanical properties | Computation, modelling and theory

Direct imaging and mesoscale modelling of phase transitions in a nanostructured fluid - pp886 - 891

A. Knoll, K. S. Lyakhova, A. Horvat, G. Krausch, G. J. A. Sevink, A. V. Zvelindovsky and R. Magerle

doi:10.1038/nmat1258

First paragraph - Direct imaging and mesoscale modelling of phase transitions in a nanostructured fluid | Full Text - Direct imaging and mesoscale modelling of phase transitions in a nanostructured fluid | PDF (409 KB) - Direct imaging and mesoscale modelling of phase transitions in a nanostructured fluid | Supplementary information

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

Ultra-large-scale syntheses of monodisperse nanocrystals - pp891 - 895

Jongnam Park, Kwangjin An, Yosun Hwang, Je-Geun Park, Han-Jin Noh, Jae-Young Kim, Jae-Hoon Park, Nong-Moon Hwang and Taeghwan Hyeon

doi:10.1038/nmat1251

First paragraph - Ultra-large-scale syntheses of monodisperse nanocrystals | Full Text - Ultra-large-scale syntheses of monodisperse nanocrystals | PDF (881 KB) - Ultra-large-scale syntheses of monodisperse nanocrystals | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Nanoscale materials | Design synthesis and processing

Manipulation of liquid droplets using amphiphilic, magnetic one-dimensional photonic crystal chaperones - pp896 - 899

Jason R. Dorvee, Austin M. Derfus, Sangeeta N. Bhatia and Michael J. Sailor

doi:10.1038/nmat1253

First paragraph - Manipulation of liquid droplets using amphiphilic, magnetic one-dimensional photonic crystal chaperones | Full Text - Manipulation of liquid droplets using amphiphilic, magnetic one-dimensional photonic crystal chaperones | PDF (645 KB) - Manipulation of liquid droplets using amphiphilic, magnetic one-dimensional photonic crystal chaperones | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Sensors and biosensors | Porous materials | Magnetic materials

Anisotropic lattice distortions in biogenic aragonite - pp900 - 902

Boaz Pokroy, John P. Quintana, El'ad N. Caspi, Alex Berner and Emil Zolotoyabko

doi:10.1038/nmat1263

First paragraph - Anisotropic lattice distortions in biogenic aragonite | Full Text - Anisotropic lattice distortions in biogenic aragonite | PDF (280 KB) - Anisotropic lattice distortions in biogenic aragonite

Subject Categories: Ceramics | Structural materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques

Atomic dynamics and Marangoni films during liquid-metal spreading - pp903 - 909

Eduardo Saiz and Antoni P. Tomsia

doi:10.1038/nmat1252

Abstract - Atomic dynamics and Marangoni films during liquid-metal spreading | Full Text - Atomic dynamics and Marangoni films during liquid-metal spreading | PDF (901 KB) - Atomic dynamics and Marangoni films during liquid-metal spreading

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Complex fluids | Surface and thin films | Computation, modelling and theory

Very large electro-optic responses in H-bonded heteroaromatic films grown by physical vapour deposition - pp910 - 917

Antonio Facchetti, Elisabetta Annoni, Luca Beverina, Marika Morone, Peiwang Zhu, Tobin J. Marks and Giorgio A. Pagani

doi:10.1038/nmat1259

Abstract - Very large electro-optic responses in H-bonded heteroaromatic films grown by physical vapour deposition | Full Text - Very large electro-optic responses in H-bonded heteroaromatic films grown by physical vapour deposition | PDF (762 KB) - Very large electro-optic responses in H-bonded heteroaromatic films grown by physical vapour deposition

Subject Categories: Molecular electronics | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Surface and thin films | Design synthesis and processing

Programmable polymer thin film and non-volatile memory device - pp918 - 922

Jianyong Ouyang, Chih-Wei Chu, Charles R. Szmanda, Liping Ma and Yang Yang

doi:10.1038/nmat1269

Abstract - Programmable polymer thin film and non-volatile memory device | Full Text - Programmable polymer thin film and non-volatile memory device | PDF (582 KB) - Programmable polymer thin film and non-volatile memory device

Subject Categories: Polymers | Electronic materials | Surface and thin films