EU research: the battle begins - p261

doi:10.1038/nmat1371

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From painless teeth to binding collagen - p263

doi:10.1038/nmat1370

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Phase-change materials: Towards a universal memory? - pp265 - 266

Matthias Wuttig

doi:10.1038/nmat1359

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Optical devices: The friendly gas phase - pp267 - 268

Aleksei M. Zheltikov

doi:10.1038/nmat1363

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Magnetic materials: The texture of frustrated magnets - pp269 - 270

Bruce D. Gaulin

doi:10.1038/nmat1357

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Artificial skins: Hierarchical wrinkling - pp271 - 272

Wilhelm T. S. Huck

doi:10.1038/nmat1356

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Quantum criticality: A glimpse of a Luttinger liquid - pp273 - 275

Igor A. Zaliznyak

doi:10.1038/nmat1358

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Material witness: Lost in translation - p275

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1360

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Biomimetism and bioinspiration as tools for the design of innovative materials and systems - pp277 - 288

Clément Sanchez, Hervé Arribart and Marie Madeleine Giraud Guille

doi:10.1038/nmat1339

Abstract - Biomimetism and bioinspiration as tools for the design of innovative materials and systems | Full Text - Biomimetism and bioinspiration as tools for the design of innovative materials and systems | PDF (1,176 KB) - Biomimetism and bioinspiration as tools for the design of innovative materials and systems

Subject Categories: Polymers | Biological materials | Nanoscale materials

Electromagnetic vibration process for producing bulk metallic glasses - pp289 - 292

Takuya Tamura, Kenji Amiya, Rudi S. Rachmat, Yoshiki Mizutani and Kenji Miwa

doi:10.1038/nmat1341

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Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Glasses | Design synthesis and processing

Nested self-similar wrinkling patterns in skins - pp293 - 297

Kirill Efimenko, Mindaugas Rackaitis, Evangelos Manias, Ashkan Vaziri, L. Mahadevan and Jan Genzer

doi:10.1038/nmat1342

First paragraph - Nested self-similar wrinkling patterns in skins | Full Text - Nested self-similar wrinkling patterns in skins | PDF (549 KB) - Nested self-similar wrinkling patterns in skins | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Surface and thin films | Computation, modelling and theory

Genetically engineered protein in hydrogels tailors stimuli-responsive characteristics - pp298 - 302

Jason D. Ehrick, Sapna K. Deo, Tyler W. Browning, Leonidas G. Bachas, Marc J. Madou and Sylvia Daunert

doi:10.1038/nmat1352

First paragraph - Genetically engineered protein in hydrogels tailors stimuli-responsive characteristics | Full Text - Genetically engineered protein in hydrogels tailors stimuli-responsive characteristics | PDF (445 KB) - Genetically engineered protein in hydrogels tailors stimuli-responsive characteristics | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Biomedical materials | Mechanical properties | Sensors and biosensors

Duality of fatigue failures of materials caused by Poisson defect statistics of competing failure modes - pp303 - 308

K. S. Ravi Chandran

doi:10.1038/nmat1351

Abstract - Duality of fatigue failures of materials caused by Poisson defect statistics of competing failure modes | Full Text - Duality of fatigue failures of materials caused by Poisson defect statistics of competing failure modes | PDF (1,894 KB) - Duality of fatigue failures of materials caused by Poisson defect statistics of competing failure modes | Supplementary information

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

Trans-interface diffusion-controlled coarsening - pp309 - 316

Alan J. Ardell and Vidvuds Ozolins

doi:10.1038/nmat1340

Abstract - Trans-interface diffusion-controlled coarsening | Full Text - Trans-interface diffusion-controlled coarsening | PDF (605 KB) - Trans-interface diffusion-controlled coarsening

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

Thin films of hard cubic Zr₃N₄ stabilized by stress - pp317 - 322

Manish Chhowalla and H. Emrah Unalan

doi:10.1038/nmat1338

Abstract - Thin films of hard cubic Zr3N4 stabilized by stress | Full Text - Thin films of hard cubic Zr3N4 stabilized by stress | PDF (509 KB) - Thin films of hard cubic Zr3N4 stabilized by stress

Subject Categories: Ceramics | Semiconductors | Mechanical properties | Surface and thin films | Design synthesis and processing

Spin chirality on a two-dimensional frustrated lattice - pp323 - 328

Daniel Grohol, Kittiwit Matan, Jin-Hyung Cho, Seung-Hun Lee, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Daniel G. Nocera and Young S. Lee

doi:10.1038/nmat1353

Abstract - Spin chirality on a two-dimensional frustrated lattice | Full Text - Spin chirality on a two-dimensional frustrated lattice | PDF (766 KB) - Spin chirality on a two-dimensional frustrated lattice | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Magnetic materials

Quantum criticality and universal scaling of a quantum antiferromagnet - pp329 - 334

Bella Lake, D. Alan Tennant, Chris D. Frost and Stephen E. Nagler

doi:10.1038/nmat1327

Abstract - Quantum criticality and universal scaling of a quantum antiferromagnet | Full Text - Quantum criticality and universal scaling of a quantum antiferromagnet | PDF (617 KB) - Quantum criticality and universal scaling of a quantum antiferromagnet

Subject Categories: Magnetic materials | Computation, modelling and theory

Towards molecular spintronics - pp335 - 339

Alexandre R. Rocha, Víctor M. García-suárez, Steve W. Bailey, Colin J. Lambert, Jaime Ferrer and Stefano Sanvito

doi:10.1038/nmat1349

Abstract - Towards molecular spintronics | Full Text - Towards molecular spintronics | PDF (403 KB) - Towards molecular spintronics

Subject Categories: Molecular electronics | Magnetic materials | Computation, modelling and theory

Spin-conserving carrier recombination in conjugated polymers - pp340 - 346

Martin Reufer, Manfred J. Walter, Pavlos G. Lagoudakis, Anne Beate Hummel, Johanna S. Kolb, Hartmut G. Roskos, Ullrich Scherf and John M. Lupton

doi:10.1038/nmat1354

Abstract - Spin-conserving carrier recombination in conjugated polymers | Full Text - Spin-conserving carrier recombination in conjugated polymers | PDF (394 KB) - Spin-conserving carrier recombination in conjugated polymers | Supplementary information

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

Low-cost and nanoscale non-volatile memory concept for future silicon chips - pp347 - 352

Martijn H. R. Lankhorst, Bas W. S. M. M. Ketelaars and R. A. M. Wolters

doi:10.1038/nmat1350

Abstract - Low-cost and nanoscale non-volatile memory concept for future silicon chips | Full Text - Low-cost and nanoscale non-volatile memory concept for future silicon chips | PDF (349 KB) - Low-cost and nanoscale non-volatile memory concept for future silicon chips

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Surface and thin films

Corrigendum: Substantial reduction of critical current for magnetization switching in an exchange-biased spin valve - p353

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

doi:10.1038/nmat1355

Full Text - Corrigendum: Substantial reduction of critical current for magnetization switching in an exchange-biased spin valve | PDF (48 KB) - Corrigendum: Substantial reduction of critical current for magnetization switching in an exchange-biased spin valve

Corrigendum: ATP-independent contractile proteins from plants - p353

Michael Knoblauch, Gundula A. Noll, Torsten Müller, Dirk Prüfer, Ingrid Schneider-Hüther, Dörte Scharner, Aart J. E. Van Bel and Winfried S. Peters

doi:10.1038/nmat1355a

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