Not just a light story - p755

doi:10.1038/nmat1749

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From our readers: Italian science: greater expectations? - p757

Pietro Gambardella

doi:10.1038/nmat1747

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From our readers: Reform science? First, reset the economy - pp757 - 758

Federico Rosei

doi:10.1038/nmat1748

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The left hand of brightness: past, present and future of negative index materials - pp759 - 762

V. G. Veselago and E. E. Narimanov

doi:10.1038/nmat1746

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Beyond metamaterials - pp763 - 764

doi:10.1038/nmat1740

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Transistors, waveguides, resonators and more - p765

doi:10.1038/nmat1753

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Hydrogels: DNA bulks up - pp767 - 768

Thom LaBean

doi:10.1038/nmat1745

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Solid-state lighting: The benefit of disorder - pp769 - 770

Oliver Brandt and Klaus H. Ploog

doi:10.1038/nmat1728

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Spintronics: Gadolinium makes good spin contacts - pp771 - 772

Igor uti

doi:10.1038/nmat1750

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Phononics: Colloidal crystals go hypersonic - pp773 - 774

Edwin L. Thomas, Taras Gorishnyy and Martin Maldovan

doi:10.1038/nmat1744

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Material Witness: Diamond dreams - p774

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1730

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Semiconductors: An empire of many dimensions - pp775 - 776

Laurence Eaves

doi:10.1038/nmat1751

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Electrical control of Förster energy transfer - pp777 - 781

Klaus Becker, John M. Lupton, Josef Müller, Andrey L. Rogach, Dmitri V. Talapin, Horst Weller and Jochen Feldmann

doi:10.1038/nmat1738

First paragraph - Electrical control of Forster energy transfer | Full Text - Electrical control of Förster energy transfer | PDF (1,472 KB) - Electrical control of Förster energy transfer | Supplementary information

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

All-solid-state Z-scheme in CdS–Au–TiO₂ three-component nanojunction system - pp782 - 786

Hiroaki Tada, Tomohiro Mitsui, Tomokazu Kiyonaga, Tomoki Akita and Koji Tanaka

doi:10.1038/nmat1734

First paragraph - All-solid-state Z-scheme in CdS-Au-TiO2 three-component nanojunction system | Full Text - All-solid-state Z-scheme in CdS–Au–TiO2 three-component nanojunction system | PDF (350 KB) - All-solid-state Z-scheme in CdS–Au–TiO2 three-component nanojunction system | Supplementary information

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

Molecular computational elements encode large populations of small objects - pp787 - 789

A. Prasanna de Silva, Mark R. James, Bernadine O. F. McKinney, David A. Pears and Sheenagh M. Weir

doi:10.1038/nmat1733

First paragraph - Molecular computational elements encode large populations of small objects | Full Text - Molecular computational elements encode large populations of small objects | PDF (234 KB) - Molecular computational elements encode large populations of small objects | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Granular materials and particle technology | Sensors and biosensors

Co-delivery of drugs and DNA from cationic core–shell nanoparticles self-assembled from a biodegradable copolymer - pp791 - 796

Yong Wang, Shujun Gao, Wen-Hui Ye, Ho Sup Yoon and Yi-Yan Yang

doi:10.1038/nmat1737

First paragraph - Co-delivery of drugs and DNA from cationic core-shell nanoparticles self-assembled from a biodegradable copolymer | Full Text - Co-delivery of drugs and DNA from cationic core–shell nanoparticles self-assembled from a biodegradable copolymer | PDF (621 KB) - Co-delivery of drugs and DNA from cationic core–shell nanoparticles self-assembled from a biodegradable copolymer | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Polymers | Biomedical materials | Design synthesis and processing

Enzyme-catalysed assembly of DNA hydrogel - pp797 - 801

Soong Ho Um, Jong Bum Lee, Nokyoung Park, Sang Yeon Kwon, Christopher C. Umbach and Dan Luo

doi:10.1038/nmat1741

First paragraph - Enzyme-catalysed assembly of DNA hydrogel | Full Text - Enzyme-catalysed assembly of DNA hydrogel | PDF (550 KB) - Enzyme-catalysed assembly of DNA hydrogel | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Design synthesis and processing

Ambient pressure colossal magnetocaloric effect tuned by composition in Mn_1-xFe_xAs - pp802 - 804

Ariana de Campos, Daniel L Rocco, Alexandre Magnus G. Carvalho, Luana Caron, Adelino A. Coelho, Sergio Gama, Luzeli M. da Silva, Flávio C. G. Gandra, Adenilson O. dos Santos, Lisandro P. Cardoso, Pedro J. von Ranke and Nilson A. de Oliveira

doi:10.1038/nmat1732

First paragraph - Ambient pressure colossal magnetocaloric effect tuned by composition in Mn1-xFexAs | Full Text - Ambient pressure colossal magnetocaloric effect tuned by composition in Mn1-xFexAs | PDF (218 KB) - Ambient pressure colossal magnetocaloric effect tuned by composition in Mn1-xFexAs

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Magnetic materials

Shock deformation of face-centred-cubic metals on subnanosecond timescales - pp805 - 809

E. M. Bringa, K. Rosolankova, R. E. Rudd, B. A. Remington, J. S. Wark, M. Duchaineau, D. H. Kalantar, J. Hawreliak and J. Belak

doi:10.1038/nmat1735

Abstract - Shock deformation of face-centred-cubic metals on subnanosecond timescales | Full Text - Shock deformation of face-centred-cubic metals on subnanosecond timescales | PDF (315 KB) - Shock deformation of face-centred-cubic metals on subnanosecond timescales | Supplementary information

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

Origin of defect-insensitive emission probability in In-containing (Al,In,Ga)N alloy semiconductors - pp810 - 816

Shigefusa F. Chichibu, Akira Uedono, Takeyoshi Onuma, Benjamin A. Haskell, Arpan Chakraborty, Takahiro Koyama, Paul T. Fini, Stacia Keller, Steven P. DenBaars, James S. Speck, Umesh K. Mishra, Shuji Nakamura, Shigeo Yamaguchi, Satoshi Kamiyama, Hiroshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki, Jung Han and Takayuki Sota

doi:10.1038/nmat1726

Abstract - Origin of defect-insensitive emission probability in In-containing (Al,In,Ga)N alloy semiconductors | Full Text - Origin of defect-insensitive emission probability in In-containing (Al,In,Ga)N alloy semiconductors | PDF (588 KB) - Origin of defect-insensitive emission probability in In-containing (Al,In,Ga)N alloy semiconductors | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

Tunable spin-tunnel contacts to silicon using low-work-function ferromagnets - pp817 - 822

Byoung-Chul Min, Kazunari Motohashi, Cock Lodder and Ron Jansen

doi:10.1038/nmat1736

Abstract - Tunable spin-tunnel contacts to silicon using low-work-function ferromagnets | Full Text - Tunable spin-tunnel contacts to silicon using low-work-function ferromagnets | PDF (408 KB) - Tunable spin-tunnel contacts to silicon using low-work-function ferromagnets | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Electronic materials | Magnetic materials

Electrical control of antiferromagnetic domains in multiferroic BiFeO₃ films at room temperature - pp823 - 829

T. Zhao, A. Scholl, F. Zavaliche, K. Lee, M. Barry, A. Doran, M. P. Cruz, Y. H. Chu, C. Ederer, N. A. Spaldin, R. R. Das, D. M. Kim, S. H. Baek, C. B. Eom and R. Ramesh

doi:10.1038/nmat1731

Abstract - Electrical control of antiferromagnetic domains in multiferroic BiFeO3 films at room temperature | Full Text - Electrical control of antiferromagnetic domains in multiferroic BiFeO3 films at room temperature | PDF (927 KB) - Electrical control of antiferromagnetic domains in multiferroic BiFeO3 films at room temperature

Subject Categories: Ceramics | Electronic materials | Magnetic materials

Observation and tuning of hypersonic bandgaps in colloidal crystals - pp830 - 836

Wei Cheng, Jianjun Wang, Ulrich Jonas, George Fytas and Nikolaos Stefanou

doi:10.1038/nmat1727

Abstract - Observation and tuning of hypersonic bandgaps in colloidal crystals | Full Text - Observation and tuning of hypersonic bandgaps in colloidal crystals | PDF (896 KB) - Observation and tuning of hypersonic bandgaps in colloidal crystals

Subject Categories: Colloids | Polymers | Nanoscale materials

Diffractive imaging of nanoparticles on a substrate - p837

J. S. Wu, U. Weierstall and J. Spence

doi:10.1038/nmat1742

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