Where have all the chemists gone? - p671

doi:10.1038/nmat1725

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From our readers: Self-organized growth controlled by charge states of magnetic impurities - p673

Tomasz Dietl

doi:10.1038/nmat1721

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Light, lenses, films - p674

doi:10.1038/nmat1729

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Solar cells: Pictures from the blended zone - pp675 - 676

Michael D. McGehee & Mark A. Topinka

doi:10.1038/nmat1723

Full Text - Solar cellsPictures from the blended zone | PDF (307 KB) - Solar cellsPictures from the blended zone

Spintronics: Magnetism's ticklish giant - pp677 - 678

Michael Coey

doi:10.1038/nmat1722

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Materials for energy: From fission towards fusion - pp679 - 680

Anton Möslang & Thierry Wiss

doi:10.1038/nmat1715

Full Text - Materials for energyFrom fission towards fusion | PDF (235 KB) - Materials for energyFrom fission towards fusion

Zeolites: Large molecules welcome - pp681 - 682

Bradley F Chmelka

doi:10.1038/nmat1720

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Material Witness: Tyred out - p682

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1724

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Excitons in nanoscale systems - pp683 - 696

Gregory D. Scholes & Garry Rumbles

doi:10.1038/nmat1710

Abstract - Excitons in nanoscale systems | Full Text - Excitons in nanoscale systems | PDF (1,373 KB) - Excitons in nanoscale systems

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

A new view of the onset of plasticity during the nanoindentation of aluminium - pp697 - 702

Andrew M. Minor, S. A. Syed Asif, Zhiwei Shan, Eric A. Stach, Edward Cyrankowski, Thomas J. Wyrobek & Oden L. Warren

doi:10.1038/nmat1714

First paragraph - A new view of the onset of plasticity during the nanoindentation of aluminium | Full Text - A new view of the onset of plasticity during the nanoindentation of aluminium | PDF (929 KB) - A new view of the onset of plasticity during the nanoindentation of aluminium | Supplementary information

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

Terahertz all-optical modulation in a silicon–polymer hybrid system - pp703 - 709

Michael Hochberg, Tom Baehr-Jones, Guangxi Wang, Michael Shearn, Katherine Harvard, Jingdong Luo, Baoquan Chen, Zhengwei Shi, Rhys Lawson, Phil Sullivan, Alex K. Y. Jen, Larry Dalton & Axel Scherer

doi:10.1038/nmat1719

First paragraph - Terahertz all-optical modulation in a silicon-polymer hybrid system | Full Text - Terahertz all-optical modulation in a silicon–polymer hybrid system | PDF (419 KB) - Terahertz all-optical modulation in a silicon–polymer hybrid system

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

Nano--Al₂O₃ by liquid-feed flame spray pyrolysis - pp710 - 712

R. M. Laine, J. C. Marchal, H. P. Sun & X. Q. Pan

doi:10.1038/nmat1711

First paragraph - Nano-[alpha]-Al: 2: O: 3: by liquid-feed flame spray pyrolysis | Full Text - Nano--Al2O3 by liquid-feed flame spray pyrolysis | PDF (195 KB) - Nano--Al2O3 by liquid-feed flame spray pyrolysis | Supplementary information

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

Electrochemical lithiation synthesis of nanoporous materials with superior catalytic and capacitive activity - pp713 - 717

Yong-Sheng Hu, Yu-Guo Guo, Wilfried Sigle, Sarmimala Hore, Palani Balaya & Joachim Maier

doi:10.1038/nmat1709

First paragraph - Electrochemical lithiation synthesis of nanoporous materials with superior catalytic and capacitive activity | Full Text - Electrochemical lithiation synthesis of nanoporous materials with superior catalytic and capacitive activity | PDF (509 KB) - Electrochemical lithiation synthesis of nanoporous materials with superior catalytic and capacitive activity | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Catalytic materials | Materials for energy | Nanoscale materials

Amphiphilic organosilane-directed synthesis of crystalline zeolite with tunable mesoporosity - pp718 - 723

Minkee Choi, Hae Sung Cho, Rajendra Srivastava, Chithravel Venkatesan, Dae-Heung Choi & Ryong Ryoo

doi:10.1038/nmat1705

First paragraph - Amphiphilic organosilane-directed synthesis of crystalline zeolite with tunable mesoporosity | Full Text - Amphiphilic organosilane-directed synthesis of crystalline zeolite with tunable mesoporosity | PDF (514 KB) - Amphiphilic organosilane-directed synthesis of crystalline zeolite with tunable mesoporosity | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Catalytic materials | Porous materials

Redox-controlled molecular permeability of composite-wall microcapsules - pp724 - 729

Yujie Ma, Wen-Fei Dong, Mark A. Hempenius, Helmuth Möhwald & G. Julius Vancso

doi:10.1038/nmat1716

First paragraph - Redox-controlled molecular permeability of composite-wall microcapsules | Full Text - Redox-controlled molecular permeability of composite-wall microcapsules | PDF (507 KB) - Redox-controlled molecular permeability of composite-wall microcapsules | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Polymers

Enhanced magnetic field sensitivity of spin-dependent transport in cluster-assembled metallic nanostructures - pp730 - 734

Santiago Serrano-Guisan, Giulia di Domenicantonio, Mohamed Abid, Jean-Pierre Abid, Matthias Hillenkamp, Laurent Gravier, Jean-Philippe Ansermet & Christian Félix

doi:10.1038/nmat1713

Abstract - Enhanced magnetic field sensitivity of spin-dependent transport in cluster-assembled metallic nanostructures | Full Text - Enhanced magnetic field sensitivity of spin-dependent transport in cluster-assembled metallic nanostructures | PDF (451 KB) - Enhanced magnetic field sensitivity of spin-dependent transport in cluster-assembled metallic nanostructures | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Ceramics | Porous materials

Time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy of polymer solar cells - pp735 - 740

David C. Coffey & David S. Ginger

doi:10.1038/nmat1712

Abstract - Time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy of polymer solar cells | Full Text - Time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy of polymer solar cells | PDF (545 KB) - Time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy of polymer solar cells | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Polymers | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques | Materials for energy

Fast fabrication of long-range ordered porous alumina membranes by hard anodization - pp741 - 747

Woo Lee, Ran Ji, Ulrich Gösele & Kornelius Nielsch

doi:10.1038/nmat1717

Abstract - Fast fabrication of long-range ordered porous alumina membranes by hard anodization | Full Text - Fast fabrication of long-range ordered porous alumina membranes by hard anodization | PDF (517 KB) - Fast fabrication of long-range ordered porous alumina membranes by hard anodization | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Nanoscale materials | Porous materials | Surface and thin films | Design synthesis and processing

Actin-binding proteins sensitively mediate F-actin bundle stiffness - pp748 - 753

Mireille M. A. E. Claessens, Mark Bathe, Erwin Frey & Andreas R. Bausch

doi:10.1038/nmat1718

Abstract - Actin-binding proteins sensitively mediate F-actin bundle stiffness | Full Text - Actin-binding proteins sensitively mediate F-actin bundle stiffness | PDF (498 KB) - Actin-binding proteins sensitively mediate F-actin bundle stiffness | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Mechanical properties