The web gets social - p419

doi:10.1038/nmat1409

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Are scaling laws on strength of solids related to mechanics or to geometry? - pp421 - 423

Alberto Carpinteri and Nicola Pugno

doi:10.1038/nmat1408

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From good vibrations to the edge of freezing - p424

doi:10.1038/nmat1410

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Deformation dynamics: Plasticity goes supercriticial - pp425 - 426

Peter Sammonds

doi:10.1038/nmat1405

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Molecular crystals: Pinching polymorphs - pp427 - 428

Joel Bernstein

doi:10.1038/nmat1406

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Nanocomposites: Remote-controlled actuators - pp429 - 430

Richard Vaia

doi:10.1038/nmat1400

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Superconductors: Catching dopants in action - pp431 - 432

Jochen Mannhart and David A. Muller

doi:10.1038/nmat1399

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Material witness: Casting problems - p433

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1407

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Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing - pp435 - 446

Igor L. Medintz, H. Tetsuo Uyeda, Ellen R. Goldman and Hedi Mattoussi

doi:10.1038/nmat1390

Abstract - Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing | Full Text - Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing | PDF (1,664 KB) - Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Sensors and biosensors

Pressure-induced ferromagnetism in (In,Mn)Sb dilute magnetic semiconductor - pp447 - 449

M. Csontos, G. Mihály, B. Jankó, T. Wojtowicz, X. Liu and J. K. Furdyna

doi:10.1038/nmat1388

First paragraph - Pressure-induced ferromagnetism in (In,Mn)Sb dilute magnetic semiconductor | Full Text - Pressure-induced ferromagnetism in (In,Mn)Sb dilute magnetic semiconductor | PDF (212 KB) - Pressure-induced ferromagnetism in (In,Mn)Sb dilute magnetic semiconductor

Subject Categories: Magnetic materials | Nanoscale materials

Inverse magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic Ni–Mn–Sn alloys - pp450 - 454

Thorsten Krenke, Eyüp Duman, Mehmet Acet, Eberhard F. Wassermann, Xavier Moya, Lluis Mañosa and Antoni Planes

doi:10.1038/nmat1395

First paragraph - Inverse magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic Ni-Mn-Sn alloys | Full Text - Inverse magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic Ni–Mn–Sn alloys | PDF (476 KB) - Inverse magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic Ni–Mn–Sn alloys

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Electronic materials | Magnetic materials | Materials for energy

Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells - pp455 - 459

Matt Law, Lori E. Greene, Justin C. Johnson, Richard Saykally and Peidong Yang

doi:10.1038/nmat1387

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Subject Categories: Materials for energy | Nanoscale materials

Non-viral gene delivery regulated by stiffness of cell adhesion substrates - pp460 - 464

Hyun Joon Kong, Jodi Liu, Kathryn Riddle, Takuya Matsumoto, Kent Leach and David J. Mooney

doi:10.1038/nmat1392

First paragraph - Non-viral gene delivery regulated by stiffness of cell adhesion substrates | Full Text - Non-viral gene delivery regulated by stiffness of cell adhesion substrates | PDF (578 KB) - Non-viral gene delivery regulated by stiffness of cell adhesion substrates | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Biomedical materials | Mechanical properties

Breakdown of avalanche critical behaviour in polycrystalline plasticity - pp465 - 469

Thiebaud Richeton, Jérôme Weiss and François Louchet

doi:10.1038/nmat1393

Abstract - Breakdown of avalanche critical behaviour in polycrystalline plasticity | Full Text - Breakdown of avalanche critical behaviour in polycrystalline plasticity | PDF (504 KB) - Breakdown of avalanche critical behaviour in polycrystalline plasticity

Subject Categories: Structural materials | Mechanical properties

Electromagnetic, atomic structure and chemistry changes induced by Ca-doping of low-angle YBa₂Cu₃O_7– grain boundaries - pp470 - 475

Xueyan Song, George Daniels, D Matt Feldmann, Alex Gurevich and David Larbalestier

doi:10.1038/nmat1394

Abstract - Electromagnetic, atomic structure and chemistry changes induced by Ca-doping of low-angle YBa2Cu3O7-[delta] grain boundaries | Full Text - Electromagnetic, atomic structure and chemistry changes induced by Ca-doping of low-angle YBa2Cu3O7– grain boundaries | PDF (765 KB) - Electromagnetic, atomic structure and chemistry changes induced by Ca-doping of low-angle YBa2Cu3O7– grain boundaries

Subject Categories: Superconductors | Characterisation and analytical techniques | Computation, modelling and theory

A practical route for the fabrication of large single-crystal (RE)–Ba–Cu–O superconductors - pp476 - 480

Nadendla Hari Babu, Yunhua Shi, Kazumasa Iida and David A. Cardwell

doi:10.1038/nmat1386

Abstract - A practical route for the fabrication of large single-crystal (RE)-Ba-Cu-O superconductors | Full Text - A practical route for the fabrication of large single-crystal (RE)–Ba–Cu–O superconductors | PDF (342 KB) - A practical route for the fabrication of large single-crystal (RE)–Ba–Cu–O superconductors

Subject Categories: Superconductors | Design synthesis and processing

Diameter-selective encapsulation of metallocenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes - pp481 - 485

Lain-Jong Li, A. N. Khlobystov, J. G. Wiltshire, G. A. D. Briggs and R. J. Nicholas

doi:10.1038/nmat1396

Abstract - Diameter-selective encapsulation of metallocenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes | Full Text - Diameter-selective encapsulation of metallocenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes | PDF (386 KB) - Diameter-selective encapsulation of metallocenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes | Supplementary information

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

Shape-memory nanoparticles from inherently non-spherical polymer colloids - pp486 - 490

Zhongqiang Yang, Wilhelm T. S. Huck, Stuart M. Clarke, Ali R. Tajbakhsh and Eugene M. Terentjev

doi:10.1038/nmat1389

Abstract - Shape-memory nanoparticles from inherently non-spherical polymer colloids | Full Text - Shape-memory nanoparticles from inherently non-spherical polymer colloids | PDF (313 KB) - Shape-memory nanoparticles from inherently non-spherical polymer colloids | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Liquid crystals | Polymers | Structural materials

Photomechanical actuation in polymer–nanotube composites - pp491 - 495

Samit V. Ahir and Eugene M. Terentjev

doi:10.1038/nmat1391

Abstract - Photomechanical actuation in polymer-nanotube composites | Full Text - Photomechanical actuation in polymer–nanotube composites | PDF (427 KB) - Photomechanical actuation in polymer–nanotube composites | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Composites | Polymers | Sensors and biosensors | Nanoscale materials

Biomaterials functionalization using a novel peptide that selectively binds to a conducting polymer - pp496 - 502

Archit B. Sanghvi, Kiley P -H Miller, Angela M. Belcher and Christine E. Schmidt

doi:10.1038/nmat1397

Abstract - Biomaterials functionalization using a novel peptide that selectively binds to a conducting polymer | Full Text - Biomaterials functionalization using a novel peptide that selectively binds to a conducting polymer | PDF (466 KB) - Biomaterials functionalization using a novel peptide that selectively binds to a conducting polymer | Supplementary information

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

Supramolecular barrels from amphiphilic rigid–flexible macrocycles - p503

Won-Young Yang, Jong-Hyun Ahn, Yong-Sik Yoo, Nam-Keun Oh and Myongsoo Lee

doi:10.1038/nmat1398

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