This Issue - pv

doi:10.1038/nmat1888

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Regulating nanomedicine - p249

doi:10.1038/nmat1875

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Nanomedicine: Industry-wise research - pp251 - 253

Mike Eaton

doi:10.1038/nmat1879

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The long and the short of it - p254

doi:10.1038/nmat1881

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Spintronics: Change of direction - pp255 - 256

Russell P. Cowburn

doi:10.1038/nmat1877

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Data storage: Multiferroic memories - pp256 - 257

J. F. Scott

doi:10.1038/nmat1868

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Nanocomposites: Model interfaces - pp257 - 258

Linda Schadler

doi:10.1038/nmat1873

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Biosensors: Plasmons spring into action - pp259 - 260

Catherine J. Murphy

doi:10.1038/nmat1874

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Polymer–nanoparticle films: Entropy and enthalpy at play - pp260 - 261

Manfred Stamm & Jens-Uwe Sommer

doi:10.1038/nmat1880

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Material witness: Rollobots - p261

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1876

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Living with cracks: Damage and repair in human bone - pp263 - 268

David Taylor, Jan G. Hazenberg & T. Clive Lee

doi:10.1038/nmat1866

Abstract - Living with cracks: Damage and repair in human bone | Full Text - Living with cracks: Damage and repair in human bone | PDF (1,391 KB) - Living with cracks: Damage and repair in human bone

Electrical switching of the vortex core in a magnetic disk - pp270 - 273

Keisuke Yamada, Shinya Kasai, Yoshinobu Nakatani, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kohno, André Thiaville & Teruo Ono

doi:10.1038/nmat1867

First paragraph - Electrical switching of the vortex core in a magnetic disk | Full Text - Electrical switching of the vortex core in a magnetic disk | PDF (428 KB) - Electrical switching of the vortex core in a magnetic disk | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Magnetic materials | Nanoscale materials

See also: News and Views by Cowburn

Laser-shock compression of diamond and evidence of a negative-slope melting curve - pp274 - 277

Stéphanie Brygoo, Emeric Henry, Paul Loubeyre, Jon Eggert, Michel Koenig, Bérénice Loupias, Alessandra Benuzzi-Mounaix & Marc Rabec Le Gloahec

doi:10.1038/nmat1863

First paragraph - Laser-shock compression of diamond and evidence of a negative-slope melting curve | Full Text - Laser-shock compression of diamond and evidence of a negative-slope melting curve | PDF (230 KB) - Laser-shock compression of diamond and evidence of a negative-slope melting curve | Supplementary information

Subject Category: Design synthesis and processing

Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites - pp278 - 282

Perla Rittigstein, Rodney D. Priestley, Linda J. Broadbelt & John M. Torkelson

doi:10.1038/nmat1870

First paragraph - Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites | Full Text - Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites | PDF (216 KB) - Model polymer nanocomposites provide an understanding of confinement effects in real nanocomposites

Subject Categories: Composites | Polymers | Computation, modelling and theory

See also: News and Views by Schadler

Temperature-mediated growth of single-walled carbon-nanotube intramolecular junctions - pp283 - 286

Yagang Yao, Qingwen Li, Jin Zhang, Ran Liu, Liying Jiao, Yuntian T. Zhu & Zhongfan Liu

doi:10.1038/nmat1865

First paragraph - Temperature-mediated growth of single-walled carbon-nanotube intramolecular junctions | Full Text - Temperature-mediated growth of single-walled carbon-nanotube intramolecular junctions | PDF (288 KB) - Temperature-mediated growth of single-walled carbon-nanotube intramolecular junctions | Supplementary information

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

Self-assembly in sugar–oil complex glasses - pp287 - 290

Hiteshkumar Dave, Feng Gao, Jing-Huei Lee, Matthew Liberatore, Chia-Chi Ho & Carlos C. Co

doi:10.1038/nmat1864

First paragraph - Self-assembly in sugar-oil complex glasses | Full Text - Self-assembly in sugar–oil complex glasses | PDF (376 KB) - Self-assembly in sugar–oil complex glasses | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Complex fluids | Design synthesis and processing

Exciton–plasmon interactions in molecular spring assemblies of nanowires and wavelength-based protein detection - pp291 - 295

Jaebeom Lee, Pedro Hernandez, Jungwoo Lee, Alexander O. Govorov & Nicholas A. Kotov

doi:10.1038/nmat1869

First paragraph - Exciton-plasmon interactions in molecular spring assemblies of nanowires and wavelength-based protein detection | Full Text - Exciton–plasmon interactions in molecular spring assemblies of nanowires and wavelength-based protein detection | PDF (313 KB) - Exciton–plasmon interactions in molecular spring assemblies of nanowires and wavelength-based protein detection | Supplementary information

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

See also: News and Views by Murphy

Tunnel junctions with multiferroic barriers - pp296 - 302

Martin Gajek, Manuel Bibes, Stéphane Fusil, Karim Bouzehouane, Josep Fontcuberta, Agnès Barthélémy & Albert Fert

doi:10.1038/nmat1860

Abstract - Tunnel junctions with multiferroic barriers | Full Text - Tunnel junctions with multiferroic barriers | PDF (574 KB) - Tunnel junctions with multiferroic barriers | Supplementary information

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Exploration of nanostructured channel systems with single-molecule probes - pp303 - 310

Johanna Kirstein, Barbara Platschek, Christophe Jung, Ross Brown, Thomas Bein & Christoph Bräuchle

doi:10.1038/nmat1861

Abstract - Exploration of nanostructured channel systems with single-molecule probes | Full Text - Exploration of nanostructured channel systems with single-molecule probes | PDF (936 KB) - Exploration of nanostructured channel systems with single-molecule probes | Supplementary information

Composition and density of nanoscale calcium–silicate–hydrate in cement - pp311 - 316

Andrew J. Allen, Jeffrey J. Thomas & Hamlin M. Jennings

doi:10.1038/nmat1871

Abstract - Composition and density of nanoscale calcium-silicate-hydrate in cement | Full Text - Composition and density of nanoscale calcium–silicate–hydrate in cement | PDF (868 KB) - Composition and density of nanoscale calcium–silicate–hydrate in cement | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Structural materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques

High-performance transparent inorganic–organic hybrid thin-film n-type transistors - p317

Lian Wang, Myung-Han Yoon, Gang Lu, Yu yang, Antonio Facchetti & Tobin J. Marks

doi:10.1038/nmat1878

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