Hope for Italian science? - p591

doi:10.1038/nmat1707

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Sound, vision and smell - p592

doi:10.1038/nmat1708

Full Text - Sound, vision and smell | PDF (157 KB) - Sound, vision and smell

Carbohydrates: All dried up - pp593 - 594

Attilio Cesàro

doi:10.1038/nmat1701

Full Text - CarbohydratesAll dried up | PDF (209 KB) - CarbohydratesAll dried up

Dendritic Crystals: Rule of thumb breaks down - pp595 - 596

James Warren

doi:10.1038/nmat1702

Full Text - Dendritic CrystalsRule of thumb breaks down | PDF (297 KB) - Dendritic CrystalsRule of thumb breaks down

Cell Mechanics: Two regimes, maybe three? - pp597 - 598

Dimitrije Stamenovi

doi:10.1038/nmat1700

Full Text - Cell MechanicsTwo regimes, maybe three? | PDF (185 KB) - Cell MechanicsTwo regimes, maybe three?

Photonics: Metamaterials in the sunshine - pp599 - 600

John Pendry

doi:10.1038/nmat1697

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X-ray diffraction: Close up on crystal plasticity - pp601 - 602

Hael Mughrabi and Tamas Ungár

doi:10.1038/nmat1706

Full Text - X-ray diffractionClose up on crystal plasticity | PDF (199 KB) - X-ray diffractionClose up on crystal plasticity

Anodes sliced with ions - p602

Bernard Boukamp

doi:10.1038/nmat1703

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Material Witness: Dynamic days - p603

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1704

Full Text - Material WitnessDynamic days | PDF (271 KB) - Material WitnessDynamic days

A bright future for organic field-effect transistors - pp605 - 613

Michele Muccini

doi:10.1038/nmat1699

Abstract - A bright future for organic field-effect transistors | Full Text - A bright future for organic field-effect transistors | PDF (440 KB) - A bright future for organic field-effect transistors

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

Dynamic plasticity and failure of high-purity alumina under shock loading - pp614 - 618

M. W. Chen, J. W. McCauley, D. P. Dandekar and N. K. Bourne

doi:10.1038/nmat1689

First paragraph - Dynamic plasticity and failure of high-purity alumina under shock loading | Full Text - Dynamic plasticity and failure of high-purity alumina under shock loading | PDF (339 KB) - Dynamic plasticity and failure of high-purity alumina under shock loading | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Ceramics | Structural materials | Mechanical properties

X-ray microbeam measurements of individual dislocation cell elastic strains in deformed single-crystal copper - pp619 - 622

Lyle E. Levine, Bennett C. Larson, Wenge Yang, Michael E. Kassner, Jonathan Z. Tischler, Michael A. Delos-Reyes, Richard J. Fields and Wenjun Liu

doi:10.1038/nmat1698

First paragraph - X-ray microbeam measurements of individual dislocation cell elastic strains in deformed single-crystal copper | Full Text - X-ray microbeam measurements of individual dislocation cell elastic strains in deformed single-crystal copper | PDF (307 KB) - X-ray microbeam measurements of individual dislocation cell elastic strains in deformed single-crystal copper

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Characterisation and analytical techniques | Mechanical properties

Crystal structure transformations in SiO₂ from classical and ab initio metadynamics - pp623 - 626

Roman Martoák, Davide Donadio, Artem R. Oganov and Michele Parrinello

doi:10.1038/nmat1696

First paragraph - Crystal structure transformations in SiO2 from classical and ab initio metadynamics | Full Text - Crystal structure transformations in SiO2 from classical and ab initio metadynamics | PDF (371 KB) - Crystal structure transformations in SiO2 from classical and ab initio metadynamics | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Geomaterials | Computation, modelling and theory

Monocrystalline spinel nanotube fabrication based on the Kirkendall effect - pp627 - 631

Hong Jin fan, Mato Knez, Roland Scholz, Kornelius Nielsch, Eckhard Pippel, Dietrich Hesse, Margit Zacharias and Ulrich Gösele

doi:10.1038/nmat1673

First paragraph - Monocrystalline spinel nanotube fabrication based on the Kirkendall effect | Full Text - Monocrystalline spinel nanotube fabrication based on the Kirkendall effect | PDF (523 KB) - Monocrystalline spinel nanotube fabrication based on the Kirkendall effect | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Nanoscale materials | Design synthesis and processing

Organization and mobility of water in amorphous and crystalline trehalose - pp632 - 635

Duncan Kilburn, Sam Townrow, Vincent Meunier, Robert Richardson, Ashraf Alam and Job Ubbink

doi:10.1038/nmat1681

First paragraph - Organization and mobility of water in amorphous and crystalline trehalose | Full Text - Organization and mobility of water in amorphous and crystalline trehalose | PDF (286 KB) - Organization and mobility of water in amorphous and crystalline trehalose

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques

Fast and slow dynamics of the cytoskeleton - pp636 - 640

Linhong Deng, Xavier Trepat, James P. Butler, Emil Millet, Kathleen G. Morgan, David A. Weitz and Jeffrey J. Fredberg

doi:10.1038/nmat1685

First paragraph - Fast and slow dynamics of the cytoskeleton | Full Text - Fast and slow dynamics of the cytoskeleton | PDF (384 KB) - Fast and slow dynamics of the cytoskeleton | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Mechanical properties

Predicting crystal structure by merging data mining with quantum mechanics - pp641 - 646

Christopher C. Fischer, Kevin J. Tibbetts, Dane Morgan and Gerbrand Ceder

doi:10.1038/nmat1691

Abstract - Predicting crystal structure by merging data mining with quantum mechanics | Full Text - Predicting crystal structure by merging data mining with quantum mechanics | PDF (516 KB) - Predicting crystal structure by merging data mining with quantum mechanics

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

Ab initio phasing of X-ray powder diffraction patterns by charge flipping - pp647 - 652

Jinsong Wu, Kurt Leinenweber, John C. H. Spence and Michael O'Keeffe

doi:10.1038/nmat1687

Abstract - Ab initio phasing of X-ray powder diffraction patterns by charge flipping | Full Text - Ab initio phasing of X-ray powder diffraction patterns by charge flipping | PDF (573 KB) - Ab initio phasing of X-ray powder diffraction patterns by charge flipping | Supplementary information

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

High-Curie-temperature ferromagnetism in self-organized Ge_1-xMn_x nanocolumns - pp653 - 659

Matthieu Jamet, André Barski, Thibaut Devillers, Valier Poydenot, Romain Dujardin, Pascale Bayle-Guillemaud, Johan Rothman, Edith Bellet-Amalric, Alain Marty, Joël Cibert, Richard Mattana and Serge Tatarenko

doi:10.1038/nmat1686

Abstract - High-Curie-temperature ferromagnetism in self-organized Ge1-xMnx nanocolumns | Full Text - High-Curie-temperature ferromagnetism in self-organized Ge1-xMnx nanocolumns | PDF (545 KB) - High-Curie-temperature ferromagnetism in self-organized Ge1-xMnx nanocolumns

Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Nanoscale materials | Magnetic materials

Orientation selection in dendritic evolution - pp660 - 664

Tomorr Haxhimali, Alain Karma, Frédéric Gonzales and Michel Rappaz

doi:10.1038/nmat1693

Abstract - Orientation selection in dendritic evolution | Full Text - Orientation selection in dendritic evolution | PDF (353 KB) - Orientation selection in dendritic evolution

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

Steps on anatase TiO₂(101) - pp665 - 670

Xue-Qing Gong, Annabella Selloni, Matthias Batzill and Ulrike Diebold

doi:10.1038/nmat1695

Abstract - Steps on anatase TiO2(101) | Full Text - Steps on anatase TiO2(101) | PDF (517 KB) - Steps on anatase TiO2(101) | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Catalytic materials | Surface and thin films