Accepting the East - p343

doi:10.1038/nmat1148

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Materials science: a field about to explode? - pp345 - 347

Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent & Arne Hessenbruch

doi:10.1038/nmat1140

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From nanoscale conveyor belts to imaging heart tissue - p348

doi:10.1038/nmat1149

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Magnetic semiconductors: Engineering ferromagnetism - pp349 - 350

Silvia Picozzi

doi:10.1038/nmat1137

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Nanostructured metals: Retaining ductility - pp351 - 352

Yuntian T. Zhu & Xiaozhou Liao

doi:10.1038/nmat1141

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Coarsening dynamics: Flowing complex shapes - pp353 - 354

David T. Wu

doi:10.1038/nmat1144

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Nanopores: Flossing with DNA - pp355 - 356

John J. Kasianowicz

doi:10.1038/nmat1143

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Nanowire synthesis: Constructive destruction - pp357 - 359

Silke Christiansen & Ulrich Gösele

doi:10.1038/nmat1142

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Material witness: What's so pure about science? - p359

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1145

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Substantial reduction of critical current for magnetization switching in an exchange-biased spin valve - pp361 - 364

Y. Jiang, T. Nozaki, S. Abe, T. Ochiai, A. Hirohata, N. Tezuka & K. Inomata

doi:10.1038/nmat1120

First paragraph - Substantial reduction of critical current for magnetization switching in an exchange-biased spin valve | Full Text - Substantial reduction of critical current for magnetization switching in an exchange-biased spin valve | PDF (258 KB) - Substantial reduction of critical current for magnetization switching in an exchange-biased spin valve

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Magnetic materials

Structural visualization of polarization fatigue in epitaxial ferroelectric oxide devices - pp365 - 369

Dal-Hyun Do, Paul G. Evans, Eric D. Isaacs, Dong Min Kim, Chang Beom Eom & Eric M. Dufresne

doi:10.1038/nmat1122

First paragraph - Structural visualization of polarization fatigue in epitaxial ferroelectric oxide devices | Full Text - Structural visualization of polarization fatigue in epitaxial ferroelectric oxide devices | PDF (394 KB) - Structural visualization of polarization fatigue in epitaxial ferroelectric oxide devices

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques

Probing the dynamics of nanoparticle growth in a flame using synchrotron radiation - pp370 - 373

Gregory Beaucage, Hendrik K. Kammler, Roger Mueller, Reto Strobel, Nikhil Agashe, Sotiris E. Pratsinis & Theyencheri Narayanan

doi:10.1038/nmat1135

First paragraph - Probing the dynamics of nanoparticle growth in a flame using synchrotron radiation | Full Text - Probing the dynamics of nanoparticle growth in a flame using synchrotron radiation | PDF (453 KB) - Probing the dynamics of nanoparticle growth in a flame using synchrotron radiation

Subject Categories: Granular materials and particle technology | Nanoscale materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques

Strain-controlled growth of nanowires within thin-film cracks - pp375 - 379

Rainer Adelung, Oral Cenk Aktas, Janice Franc, Abhijit Biswas, Rainer Kunz, Mady Elbahri, Jörn Kanzow, Ulrich Schürmann & Franz Faupel

doi:10.1038/nmat1128

First paragraph - Strain-controlled growth of nanowires within thin-film cracks | Full Text - Strain-controlled growth of nanowires within thin-film cracks | PDF (405 KB) - Strain-controlled growth of nanowires within thin-film cracks

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Nanoscale materials | Design synthesis and processing

Synthesis of branched 'nanotrees' by controlled seeding of multiple branching events - pp380 - 384

Kimberly A. Dick, Knut Deppert, Magnus W. Larsson, Thomas Mårtensson, Werner Seifert, L. Reine Wallenberg & Lars Samuelson

doi:10.1038/nmat1133

First paragraph - Synthesis of branched 'nanotrees' by controlled seeding of multiple branching events | Full Text - Synthesis of branched 'nanotrees' by controlled seeding of multiple branching events | PDF (342 KB) - Synthesis of branched 'nanotrees' by controlled seeding of multiple branching events

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Nanoscale materials

Topological complexity and the dynamics of coarsening - pp385 - 388

R. Mendoza, I. Savin, K. Thornton & P. W. Voorhees

doi:10.1038/nmat1138

First paragraph - Topological complexity and the dynamics of coarsening | Full Text - Topological complexity and the dynamics of coarsening | PDF (757 KB) - Topological complexity and the dynamics of coarsening

Subject Categories: Design synthesis and processing | Computation, modelling and theory

Crystal structure of a high-pressure/high-temperature phase of alumina by in situ X-ray diffraction - pp389 - 393

Jung-Fu Lin, Olga Degtyareva, Charles T. Prewitt, Przemyslaw Dera, Nagayoshi Sata, Eugene Gregoryanz, Ho-kwang Mao & Russell J. Hemley

doi:10.1038/nmat1121

First paragraph - Crystal structure of a high-pressure/high-temperature phase of alumina by : in situ: X-ray diffraction | Full Text - Crystal structure of a high-pressure/high-temperature phase of alumina by in situ X-ray diffraction | PDF (323 KB) - Crystal structure of a high-pressure/high-temperature phase of alumina by in situ X-ray diffraction | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Composites | Design synthesis and processing

Hierarchically mesostructured doped CeO₂ with potential for solar-cell use - pp394 - 397

Avelino Corma, Pedro Atienzar, Hermenegildo García & Jean-Yves Chane-Ching

doi:10.1038/nmat1129

First paragraph - Hierarchically mesostructured doped CeO: 2: with potential for solar-cell use | Full Text - Hierarchically mesostructured doped CeO2 with potential for solar-cell use | PDF (338 KB) - Hierarchically mesostructured doped CeO2 with potential for solar-cell use

Subject Categories: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Catalytic materials | Materials for energy

Stacking fault energies and slip in nanocrystalline metals - pp399 - 403

H. Van Swygenhoven, P. M. Derlet & A. G. Frøseth

doi:10.1038/nmat1136

Abstract - Stacking fault energies and slip in nanocrystalline metals | Full Text - Stacking fault energies and slip in nanocrystalline metals | PDF (628 KB) - Stacking fault energies and slip in nanocrystalline metals

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Structural materials | Mechanical properties | Computation, modelling and theory

Direct-bandgap properties and evidence for ultraviolet lasing of hexagonal boron nitride single crystal - pp404 - 409

Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi & Hisao Kanda

doi:10.1038/nmat1134

Abstract - Direct-bandgap properties and evidence for ultraviolet lasing of hexagonal boron nitride single crystal | Full Text - Direct-bandgap properties and evidence for ultraviolet lasing of hexagonal boron nitride single crystal | PDF (192 KB) - Direct-bandgap properties and evidence for ultraviolet lasing of hexagonal boron nitride single crystal

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites - pp410 - 414

Steven C. Erwin & Igor uti

doi:10.1038/nmat1127

Abstract - Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites | Full Text - Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites | PDF (153 KB) - Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Magnetic materials