Materials needs for fusion - p75

doi:10.1038/nmat1579

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Materials research for fusion energy - pp77 - 80

Ian Cook

doi:10.1038/nmat1584

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From body building to zeolites - p81

doi:10.1038/nmat1585

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Photonic crystals: Straightening out light - pp83 - 84

David A. B. Miller

doi:10.1038/nmat1566

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Colloidal crystals: Plenty of room at the top - pp85 - 86

Daan Frenkel

doi:10.1038/nmat1572

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Magnetic materials: Compensating for bias - pp87 - 88

Mark Blamire & Bryan Hickey

doi:10.1038/nmat1561

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Electrochromic materials: Out of a niche - pp89 - 90

Claes-Göran Granqvist

doi:10.1038/nmat1577

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Two-dimensional crystals: Through the looking glass - pp91 - 92

Neville Richardson

doi:10.1038/nmat1575

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Material witness: No nails - p92

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1576

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Achieving centimetre-scale supercollimation in a large-area two-dimensional photonic crystal - pp93 - 96

Peter T. Rakich, Marcus S. Dahlem, Sheila Tandon, Mihai Ibanescu, Marin Soljai, Gale S. Petrich, John D. Joannopoulos, Leslie A. Kolodziejski & Erich P. Ippen

doi:10.1038/nmat1568

First paragraph - Achieving centimetre-scale supercollimation in a large-area two-dimensional photonic crystal | Full Text - Achieving centimetre-scale supercollimation in a large-area two-dimensional photonic crystal | PDF (357 KB) - Achieving centimetre-scale supercollimation in a large-area two-dimensional photonic crystal

Subject Category: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

Optical trapping and integration of semiconductor nanowire assemblies in water - pp97 - 101

Peter J. Pauzauskie, Aleksandra Radenovic, Eliane Trepagnier, Hari Shroff, Peidong Yang & Jan Liphardt

doi:10.1038/nmat1563

First paragraph - Optical trapping and integration of semiconductor nanowire assemblies in water | Full Text - Optical trapping and integration of semiconductor nanowire assemblies in water | PDF (451 KB) - Optical trapping and integration of semiconductor nanowire assemblies in water | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Semiconductors | Nanoscale materials

Photosensitive gold-nanoparticle-embedded dielectric nanowires - pp102 - 106

Ming-Shien Hu, Hsin-Li Chen, Ching-Hsing Shen, Lu-Sheng Hong, Bohr-Ran Huang, Kuei-Hsien Chen & Li-Chyong Chen

doi:10.1038/nmat1564

First paragraph - Photosensitive gold-nanoparticle-embedded dielectric nanowires | Full Text - Photosensitive gold-nanoparticle-embedded dielectric nanowires | PDF (334 KB) - Photosensitive gold-nanoparticle-embedded dielectric nanowires | Supplementary information

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

Hierarchically structured transparent hybrid membranes by in situ growth of mesostructured organosilica in host polymer - pp107 - 111

Karine Vallé, Philippe Belleville, Franck Pereira & Clément Sanchez

doi:10.1038/nmat1570

First paragraph - Hierarchically structured transparent hybrid membranes by : in situ: growth of mesostructured organosilica in host polymer | Full Text - Hierarchically structured transparent hybrid membranes by in situ growth of mesostructured organosilica in host polymer | PDF (479 KB) - Hierarchically structured transparent hybrid membranes by in situ growth of mesostructured organosilica in host polymer | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Porous materials | Design synthesis and processing

Chiral switching by spontaneous conformational change in adsorbed organic molecules - pp112 - 117

Sigrid Weigelt, Carsten Busse, Lars Petersen, Eva Rauls, Bjørk Hammer, Kurt V. Gothelf, Flemming Besenbacher & Trolle R. Linderoth

doi:10.1038/nmat1558

First paragraph - Chiral switching by spontaneous conformational change in adsorbed organic molecules | Full Text - Chiral switching by spontaneous conformational change in adsorbed organic molecules | PDF (1,254 KB) - Chiral switching by spontaneous conformational change in adsorbed organic molecules | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Catalytic materials | Surface and thin films

An X-ray computed tomography imaging agent based on long-circulating bismuth sulphide nanoparticles - pp118 - 122

Oded Rabin, J. Manuel Perez, Jan Grimm, Gregory Wojtkiewicz & Ralph Weissleder

doi:10.1038/nmat1571

First paragraph - An X-ray computed tomography imaging agent based on long-circulating bismuth sulphide nanoparticles | Full Text - An X-ray computed tomography imaging agent based on long-circulating bismuth sulphide nanoparticles | PDF (320 KB) - An X-ray computed tomography imaging agent based on long-circulating bismuth sulphide nanoparticles | Supplementary information

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

Atomistic simulations of spinodal phase separation preceding polymer crystallization - p123

Richard H. Gee, Naida Lacevic & Laurence E. Fried

doi:10.1038/nmat1583

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Computing the mobility of grain boundaries - pp124 - 127

Koenraad G. F. Janssens, David Olmsted, Elizabeth A. Holm, Stephen M. Foiles, Steven J. Plimpton & Peter M. Derlet

doi:10.1038/nmat1559

Abstract - Computing the mobility of grain boundaries | Full Text - Computing the mobility of grain boundaries | PDF (256 KB) - Computing the mobility of grain boundaries

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

Tuning the magnetic coupling across ultrathin antiferromagnetic films by controlling atomic-scale roughness - pp128 - 133

W. Kuch, L. I. Chelaru, F. Offi, J. Wang, M. Kotsugi & J. Kirschner

doi:10.1038/nmat1548

Abstract - Tuning the magnetic coupling across ultrathin antiferromagnetic films by controlling atomic-scale roughness | Full Text - Tuning the magnetic coupling across ultrathin antiferromagnetic films by controlling atomic-scale roughness | PDF (359 KB) - Tuning the magnetic coupling across ultrathin antiferromagnetic films by controlling atomic-scale roughness

Subject Categories: Magnetic materials | Surface and thin films

Electric-field-induced redistribution of polar nano-regions in a relaxor ferroelectric - pp134 - 140

Guangyong Xu, Z. Zhong, Y. Bing, Z.-G. Ye & G. Shirane

doi:10.1038/nmat1560

Abstract - Electric-field-induced redistribution of polar nano-regions in a relaxor ferroelectric | Full Text - Electric-field-induced redistribution of polar nano-regions in a relaxor ferroelectric | PDF (536 KB) - Electric-field-induced redistribution of polar nano-regions in a relaxor ferroelectric | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Electronic materials

How single conjugated polymer molecules respond to electric fields - pp141 - 146

Florian Schindler, John M. Lupton, Josef Müller, Jochen Feldmann & Ullrich Scherf

doi:10.1038/nmat1549

Abstract - How single conjugated polymer molecules respond to electric fields | Full Text - How single conjugated polymer molecules respond to electric fields | PDF (382 KB) - How single conjugated polymer molecules respond to electric fields | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Polymers

Self-organization in phase separation of a lyotropic liquid crystal into cellular, network and droplet morphologies - pp147 - 152

Yasutaka Iwashita & Hajime Tanaka

doi:10.1038/nmat1580

Abstract - Self-organization in phase separation of a lyotropic liquid crystal into cellular, network and droplet morphologies | Full Text - Self-organization in phase separation of a lyotropic liquid crystal into cellular, network and droplet morphologies | PDF (346 KB) - Self-organization in phase separation of a lyotropic liquid crystal into cellular, network and droplet morphologies

Subject Categories: Liquid crystals | Design synthesis and processing

Tuning the erosion rate of artificial protein hydrogels through control of network topology - pp153 - 158

Wei Shen, Kechun Zhang, Julia A. Kornfield & David A. Tirrell

doi:10.1038/nmat1573

Abstract - Tuning the erosion rate of artificial protein hydrogels through control of network topology | Full Text - Tuning the erosion rate of artificial protein hydrogels through control of network topology | PDF (221 KB) - Tuning the erosion rate of artificial protein hydrogels through control of network topology | Supplementary information