This issue - pv

doi:10.1038/nmat2054

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A penny for your thoughts - p791

doi:10.1038/nmat2047

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Advancing science in Africa - p793

Jeroen van den Brink & Izak Snyman

doi:10.1038/nmat2035

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One, double, twin - p794

doi:10.1038/nmat2053

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Nanoscale fracture: To twin or not to twin - pp795 - 796

Vesselin I. Yamakov & Edward H. Glaessgen

doi:10.1038/nmat2041

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Organic electronics: What's in a name? - pp796 - 797

John C. deMello

doi:10.1038/nmat2043

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Spintronics: A growing science - pp798 - 799

John F. Gregg

doi:10.1038/nmat2049

Full Text - SpintronicsA growing science | PDF (274 KB) - SpintronicsA growing science

Photonics: Photonic crystals go dynamic - pp799 - 800

Jorge Bravo-Abad & Marin Soljai

doi:10.1038/nmat2036

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Graphene: Buckle or break - pp801 - 802

Johan M. Carlsson

doi:10.1038/nmat2051

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Material witness: The materials of history - p801

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat2052

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Organic electronics: Spintronics goes plastic - pp803 - 804

Stefano Sanvito

doi:10.1038/nmat2050

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Insight: Information storage

Information storage - p807

Joerg Heber

doi:10.1038/nmat2048

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Insight: Information storage

Hot chips and cool codes - p809

Interview with Justin Rattner

doi:10.1038/nmat2046

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Insight: Information storage

Integrated nanoelectronics for the future - pp810 - 812

Robert Chau, Brian Doyle, Suman Datta, Jack Kavalieros & Kevin Zhang

doi:10.1038/nmat2014

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Insight: Information storage

The emergence of spin electronics in data storage - pp813 - 823

Claude Chappert, Albert Fert & Frédéric Nguyen Van Dau

doi:10.1038/nmat2024

Abstract - The emergence of spin electronics in data storage | Full Text - The emergence of spin electronics in data storage | PDF (696 KB) - The emergence of spin electronics in data storage

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Magnetic materials | Nanoscale materials

Insight: Information storage

Phase-change materials for rewriteable data storage - pp824 - 832

Matthias Wuttig & Noboru Yamada

doi:10.1038/nmat2009

Abstract - Phase-change materials for rewriteable data storage | Full Text - Phase-change materials for rewriteable data storage | PDF (519 KB) - Phase-change materials for rewriteable data storage

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

Insight: Information storage

Nanoionics-based resistive switching memories - pp833 - 840

Rainer Waser & Masakazu Aono

doi:10.1038/nmat2023

Abstract - Nanoionics-based resistive switching memories | Full Text - Nanoionics-based resistive switching memories | PDF (1,181 KB) - Nanoionics-based resistive switching memories

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Molecular electronics

Insight: Information storage

Nanoelectronics from the bottom up - pp841 - 850

Wei Lu & Charles M. Lieber

doi:10.1038/nmat2028

Abstract - Nanoelectronics from the bottom up | Full Text - Nanoelectronics from the bottom up | PDF (1,376 KB) - Nanoelectronics from the bottom up

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Nanoscale materials

Quantum-spin-liquid states in the two-dimensional kagome antiferromagnets Zn_xCu_4-x(OD)₆Cl₂ - pp853 - 857

S.-H. Lee, H. Kikuchi, Y. Qiu, B. Lake, Q. Huang, K. Habicht & K. Kiefer

doi:10.1038/nmat1986

First paragraph - Quantum-spin-liquid states in the two-dimensional kagome antiferromagnets : Zn: x: Cu: 4-: x: (OD): 6: Cl: 2 | Full Text - Quantum-spin-liquid states in the two-dimensional kagome antiferromagnets ZnxCu4-x(OD)6Cl2 | PDF (492 KB) - Quantum-spin-liquid states in the two-dimensional kagome antiferromagnets ZnxCu4-x(OD)6Cl2 | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Magnetic materials

Intrinsic ripples in graphene - pp858 - 861

A. Fasolino, J. H. Los & M. I. Katsnelson

doi:10.1038/nmat2011

First paragraph - Intrinsic ripples in graphene | Full Text - Intrinsic ripples in graphene | PDF (1,015 KB) - Intrinsic ripples in graphene | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Structural materials | Electronic materials | Surface and thin films

See also: News and Views by Carlsson

Dynamic control of the Q factor in a photonic crystal nanocavity - pp862 - 865

Yoshinori Tanaka, Jeremy Upham, Takushi Nagashima, Tomoaki Sugiya, Takashi Asano & Susumu Noda

doi:10.1038/nmat1994

First paragraph - Dynamic control of the : Q: factor in a photonic crystal nanocavity | Full Text - Dynamic control of the Q factor in a photonic crystal nanocavity | PDF (710 KB) - Dynamic control of the Q factor in a photonic crystal nanocavity

Subject Category: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

See also: News and Views by Bravo-Abad & Soljai

Internal structure visualization and lithographic use of periodic toroidal holes in liquid crystals - pp866 - 870

Dong Ki Yoon, M. C. Choi, Yun Ho Kim, Mahn Won Kim, Oleg D. Lavrentovich & Hee-Tae Jung

doi:10.1038/nmat2029

First paragraph - Internal structure visualization and lithographic use of periodic toroidal holes in liquid crystals | Full Text - Internal structure visualization and lithographic use of periodic toroidal holes in liquid crystals | PDF (210 KB) - Internal structure visualization and lithographic use of periodic toroidal holes in liquid crystals | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Liquid crystals | Nanoscale materials | Computation, modelling and theory

Cooperative mechanisms of fast-ion conduction in gallium-based oxides with tetrahedral moieties - pp871 - 875

Emma Kendrick, John Kendrick, Kevin S. Knight, M. Saiful Islam & Peter R. Slater

doi:10.1038/nmat2039

First paragraph - Cooperative mechanisms of fast-ion conduction in gallium-based oxides with tetrahedral moieties | Full Text - Cooperative mechanisms of fast-ion conduction in gallium-based oxides with tetrahedral moieties | PDF (1,167 KB) - Cooperative mechanisms of fast-ion conduction in gallium-based oxides with tetrahedral moieties | Supplementary information

Rate dependence of crack-tip processes predicts twinning trends in f.c.c. metals - pp876 - 881

D. H. Warner, W. A. Curtin & S. Qu

doi:10.1038/nmat2030

Abstract - Rate dependence of crack-tip processes predicts twinning trends in f.c.c. metals | Full Text - Rate dependence of crack-tip processes predicts twinning trends in f.c.c. metals | PDF (666 KB) - Rate dependence of crack-tip processes predicts twinning trends in f.c.c. metals

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Mechanical properties

See also: News and Views by Yamakov & Glaessgen

Epitaxial integration of the highly spin-polarized ferromagnetic semiconductor EuO with silicon and GaN - pp882 - 887

Andreas Schmehl, Venu Vaithyanathan, Alexander Herrnberger, Stefan Thiel, Christoph Richter, Marco Liberati, Tassilo Heeg, Martin Röckerath, Lena Fitting Kourkoutis, Sebastian Mühlbauer, Peter Böni, David A. Muller, Yuri Barash, Jürgen Schubert, Yves Idzerda, Jochen Mannhart & Darrell G. Schlom

doi:10.1038/nmat2012

Abstract - Epitaxial integration of the highly spin-polarized ferromagnetic semiconductor EuO with silicon and GaN | Full Text - Epitaxial integration of the highly spin-polarized ferromagnetic semiconductor EuO with silicon and GaN | PDF (1,439 KB) - Epitaxial integration of the highly spin-polarized ferromagnetic semiconductor EuO with silicon and GaN | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Magnetic materials

See also: News and Views by Gregg

Order causes secondary Bragg peaks in soft materials - pp888 - 893

Stephan Förster, Andreas Timmann, Carsten Schellbach, Andreas Frömsdorf, Andreas Kornowski, Horst Weller, Stephan V. Roth & Peter Lindner

doi:10.1038/nmat1995

Abstract - Order causes secondary Bragg peaks in soft materials | Full Text - Order causes secondary Bragg peaks in soft materials | PDF (945 KB) - Order causes secondary Bragg peaks in soft materials | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Polymers | Characterisation and analytical techniques

Direct measurement of the electric-field distribution in a light-emitting electrochemical cell - pp894 - 899

Jason D. Slinker, John A. DeFranco, Michael J. Jaquith, William R. Silveira, Yu-Wu Zhong, Jose M. Moran-Mirabal, Harold G. Craighead, Héctor D. Abruña, John A. Marohn & George G. Malliaras

doi:10.1038/nmat2021

Abstract - Direct measurement of the electric-field distribution in a light-emitting electrochemical cell | Full Text - Direct measurement of the electric-field distribution in a light-emitting electrochemical cell | PDF (344 KB) - Direct measurement of the electric-field distribution in a light-emitting electrochemical cell

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

See also: News and Views by deMello

Large triangular single crystals formed by mild annealing of self-organized silver nanocrystals - pp900 - 907

A. Courty, A.-I. Henry, N. Goubet & M.-P. Pileni

doi:10.1038/nmat2004

Abstract - Large triangular single crystals formed by mild annealing of self-organized silver nanocrystals | Full Text - Large triangular single crystals formed by mild annealing of self-organized silver nanocrystals | PDF (1,747 KB) - Large triangular single crystals formed by mild annealing of self-organized silver nanocrystals | Supplementary information

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

Microfluidic scaffolds for tissue engineering - pp908 - 915

Nak Won Choi, Mario Cabodi, Brittany Held, Jason P. Gleghorn, Lawrence J. Bonassar & Abraham D. Stroock

doi:10.1038/nmat2022

Abstract - Microfluidic scaffolds for tissue engineering | Full Text - Microfluidic scaffolds for tissue engineering | PDF (1,144 KB) - Microfluidic scaffolds for tissue engineering | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Biomedical materials

Substrate-induced bandgap opening in epitaxial graphene. - p916

S. Y. Zhou, G.-H. Gweon, A. V. Fedorov, P. N. First, W. A. de Heer, D.-H. Lee, F. Guinea, A. H. Castro Neto & A. Lanzara

doi:10.1038/nmat2056

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