The business of science - p921

doi:10.1038/nmat1796

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University spin-offs: Opportunity or challenge? - pp923 - 925

Xiaogang Peng

doi:10.1038/nmat1790

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From lab to boardroom - pp926 - 927

doi:10.1038/nmat1788

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Twisting, shrinking, slip-sliding away... - p928

doi:10.1038/nmat1801

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Organic transistors: A polarized response - pp929 - 930

Veaceslav Coropceanu & Jean-Luc Brédas

doi:10.1038/nmat1791

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Geometric simulations: A lesson from virtual zeolites - pp931 - 932

Igor Rivin

doi:10.1038/nmat1792

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Transition metal oxides: Ferroelectricity driven by orbital order - pp933 - 934

Bernhard Keimer

doi:10.1038/nmat1783

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High-pressure silica: Densification in two steps - pp935 - 936

Takehiko Yagi

doi:10.1038/nmat1789

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Material witness: Pulling a leg - p936

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1793

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Rotation of orbital stripes and the consequent charge-polarized state in bilayer manganites - pp937 - 941

Yusuke Tokunaga, Thomas Lottermoser, Yunsang Lee, Reiji Kumai, Masaya Uchida, Takahisa Arima & Yoshinori Tokura

doi:10.1038/nmat1773

First paragraph - Rotation of orbital stripes and the consequent charge-polarized state in bilayer manganites | Full Text - Rotation of orbital stripes and the consequent charge-polarized state in bilayer manganites | PDF (463 KB) - Rotation of orbital stripes and the consequent charge-polarized state in bilayer manganites

Subject Categories: Ceramics | Electronic materials | Magnetic materials

Three-dimensional silicon inverse photonic quasicrystals for infrared wavelengths - pp942 - 945

Alexandra Ledermann, Ludovico Cademartiri, Martin Hermatschweiler, Costanza Toninelli, Geoffrey A. Ozin, Diederik S. Wiersma, Martin Wegener & Georg von Freymann

doi:10.1038/nmat1786

First paragraph - Three-dimensional silicon inverse photonic quasicrystals for infrared wavelengths | Full Text - Three-dimensional silicon inverse photonic quasicrystals for infrared wavelengths | PDF (462 KB) - Three-dimensional silicon inverse photonic quasicrystals for infrared wavelengths | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

Length scales in alloy dissolution and measurement of absolute interfacial free energy - pp946 - 949

J. Rugolo, J. Erlebacher & K. Sieradzki

doi:10.1038/nmat1780

First paragraph - Length scales in alloy dissolution and measurement of absolute interfacial free energy | Full Text - Length scales in alloy dissolution and measurement of absolute interfacial free energy | PDF (453 KB) - Length scales in alloy dissolution and measurement of absolute interfacial free energy | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Structural materials

Multicomponent semiconducting polymer systems with low crystallization-induced percolation threshold - pp950 - 956

Shalom Goffri, Christian Müller, Natalie Stingelin-Stutzmann, Dag W. Breiby, Christopher P. Radano, Jens W. Andreasen, Richard Thompson, René A. J. Janssen, Martin M. Nielsen, Paul Smith & Henning Sirringhaus

doi:10.1038/nmat1779

First paragraph - Multicomponent semiconducting polymer systems with low crystallization-induced percolation threshold | Full Text - Multicomponent semiconducting polymer systems with low crystallization-induced percolation threshold | PDF (340 KB) - Multicomponent semiconducting polymer systems with low crystallization-induced percolation threshold | Supplementary information

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

From a two-dimensional chemical pattern to a three-dimensional topology through selective inversion of a liquid–liquid bilayer - pp957 - 961

Julien Léopoldès & Pascal Damman

doi:10.1038/nmat1787

First paragraph - From a two-dimensional chemical pattern to a three-dimensional topology through selective inversion of a liquid-liquid bilayer | Full Text - From a two-dimensional chemical pattern to a three-dimensional topology through selective inversion of a liquid–liquid bilayer | PDF (588 KB) - From a two-dimensional chemical pattern to a three-dimensional topology through selective inversion of a liquid–liquid bilayer

The flexibility window in zeolites - pp962 - 965

Asel Sartbaeva, Stephen A. Wells, M. M. J. Treacy & M. F. Thorpe

doi:10.1038/nmat1784

First paragraph - The flexibility window in zeolites | Full Text - The flexibility window in zeolites | PDF (279 KB) - The flexibility window in zeolites | Supplementary information

Environmentally degradable, high-performance thermoplastics from phenolic phytomonomers - pp966 - 970

Tatsuo Kaneko, Tran Hang Thi, Dong Jian Shi & Mitsuru Akashi

doi:10.1038/nmat1778

First paragraph - Environmentally degradable, high-performance thermoplastics from phenolic phytomonomers | Full Text - Environmentally degradable, high-performance thermoplastics from phenolic phytomonomers | PDF (347 KB) - Environmentally degradable, high-performance thermoplastics from phenolic phytomonomers | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Polymers | Mechanical properties | Design synthesis and processing

FeCo/graphitic-shell nanocrystals as advanced magnetic-resonance-imaging and near-infrared agents - pp971 - 976

Won Seok Seo, Jin Hyung Lee, Xiaoming Sun, Yoriyasu Suzuki, David Mann, Zhuang Liu, Masahiro Terashima, Philip C. Yang, Michael V. McConnell, Dwight G. Nishimura & Hongjie Dai

doi:10.1038/nmat1775

First paragraph - FeCo/graphitic-shell nanocrystals as advanced magnetic-resonance-imaging and near-infrared agents | Full Text - FeCo/graphitic-shell nanocrystals as advanced magnetic-resonance-imaging and near-infrared agents | PDF (621 KB) - FeCo/graphitic-shell nanocrystals as advanced magnetic-resonance-imaging and near-infrared agents | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Nanoscale materials | Biomedical materials | Mechanical properties | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

Transformation pathways of silica under high pressure - pp977 - 981

Liping Huang, Murat Durandurdu & John Kieffer

doi:10.1038/nmat1760

Abstract - Transformation pathways of silica under high pressure | Full Text - Transformation pathways of silica under high pressure | PDF (484 KB) - Transformation pathways of silica under high pressure

Subject Categories: Geomaterials | Computation, modelling and theory

Tunable Fröhlich polarons in organic single-crystal transistors - pp982 - 986

I. N. Hulea, S. Fratini, H. Xie, C. L. Mulder, N. N. Iossad, G. Rastelli, S. Ciuchi & A. F. Morpurgo

doi:10.1038/nmat1774

Abstract - Tunable Frohlich polarons in organic single-crystal transistors | Full Text - Tunable Fröhlich polarons in organic single-crystal transistors | PDF (273 KB) - Tunable Fröhlich polarons in organic single-crystal transistors | Supplementary information

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

Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed single-walled carbon nanotubes and their application as super-capacitor electrodes - pp987 - 994

Don N. Futaba, Kenji Hata, Takeo Yamada, Tatsuki Hiraoka, Yuhei Hayamizu, Yozo Kakudate, Osamu Tanaike, Hiroaki Hatori, Motoo Yumura & Sumio Iijima

doi:10.1038/nmat1782

Abstract - Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed single-walled carbon nanotubes and their application as super-capacitor electrodes | Full Text - Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed single-walled carbon nanotubes and their application as super-capacitor electrodes | PDF (647 KB) - Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed single-walled carbon nanotubes and their application as super-capacitor electrodes | Supplementary information

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

Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions - pp995 - 1002

Wolfgang Haiss, Changsheng Wang, Iain Grace, Andrei S. Batsanov, David J. Schiffrin, Simon J. Higgins, Martin R. Bryce, Colin J. Lambert & Richard J. Nichols

doi:10.1038/nmat1781

Abstract - Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions | Full Text - Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions | PDF (521 KB) - Precision control of single-molecule electrical junctions | Supplementary information

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