Research funding: the problem with priorities - p639

doi:10.1038/nmat992

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Material mosaics - p640

doi:10.1038/nmat995

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Organic semiconductors: An equal-opportunity conductor - pp641 - 642

Henning Sirringhaus

doi:10.1038/nmat998

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Electronic paper: High-speed inks - pp643 - 644

Alan Sobel

doi:10.1038/nmat985

Full Text - Electronic paperHigh-speed inks | PDF (256 KB) - Electronic paperHigh-speed inks

Amorphous materials: Glasses with liquid-like surfaces - pp645 - 646

Richard A.L. Jones

doi:10.1038/nmat986

Full Text - Amorphous materialsGlasses with liquid-like surfaces | PDF (110 KB) - Amorphous materialsGlasses with liquid-like surfaces

Dilute magnetic semiconductors: Functional ferromagnets - pp646 - 648

Tomasz Dietl

doi:10.1038/nmat989

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Photonic crystals: Towards rational material design - pp648 - 649

Eli Yablonovitch

doi:10.1038/nmat987

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Superconductors: Clathrates join the covalent club - pp650 - 651

Vincent H. Crespi

doi:10.1038/nmat990

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Material Witness: Portentous polymers - p651

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat991

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Mechanism of superconductivity in the polyhedral-network compound Ba₈Si₄₆ - pp653 - 655

K. Tanigaki, T. Shimizu, K. M. Itoh, J. Teraoka, Y. Moritomo & S. Yamanaka

doi:10.1038/nmat981

First paragraph - Mechanism of superconductivity in the polyhedral-network compound Ba: 8: Si: 46 | Full Text - Mechanism of superconductivity in the polyhedral-network compound Ba8Si46 | PDF (152 KB) - Mechanism of superconductivity in the polyhedral-network compound Ba8Si46

Subject Category: Superconductors

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Surface-stress-induced phase transformation in metal nanowires - pp656 - 660

Jiankuai Diao, Ken Gall & Martin L. Dunn

doi:10.1038/nmat977

First paragraph - Surface-stress-induced phase transformation in metal nanowires | Full Text - Surface-stress-induced phase transformation in metal nanowires | PDF (721 KB) - Surface-stress-induced phase transformation in metal nanowires | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Nanoscale materials | Computation, modelling and theory

Cobalt-based bulk glassy alloy with ultrahigh strength and soft magnetic properties - pp661 - 663

Akihisa Inoue, Baolong Shen, Hisato Koshiba, Hidemi Kato & Alain R. Yavari

doi:10.1038/nmat982

First paragraph - Cobalt-based bulk glassy alloy with ultrahigh strength and soft magnetic properties | Full Text - Cobalt-based bulk glassy alloy with ultrahigh strength and soft magnetic properties | PDF (264 KB) - Cobalt-based bulk glassy alloy with ultrahigh strength and soft magnetic properties

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Mechanical properties

Exploring for 3D photonic bandgap structures in the 11 f.c.c. space groups - pp664 - 667

Martin Maldovan, Chaitanya K. Ullal, W. Craig Carter & Edwin L. Thomas

doi:10.1038/nmat979

First paragraph - Exploring for 3D photonic bandgap structures in the 11 f.c.c. space groups | Full Text - Exploring for 3D photonic bandgap structures in the 11 f.c.c. space groups | PDF (967 KB) - Exploring for 3D photonic bandgap structures in the 11 f.c.c. space groups

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

See also: News and Views by Yablonovitch

Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery - pp668 - 671

Aliasger K. Salem, Peter C. Searson & Kam W. Leong

doi:10.1038/nmat974

First paragraph - Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery | Full Text - Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery | PDF (245 KB) - Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Biomedical materials | Nanoscale materials

Ferromagnetism above room temperature in bulk and transparent thin films of Mn-doped ZnO - pp673 - 677

Parmanand Sharma, Amita Gupta, K. V. Rao, Frank J. Owens, Renu Sharma, Rajeev Ahuja, J. M. Osorio Guillen, Börje Johansson & G. A. Gehring

doi:10.1038/nmat984

Abstract - Ferromagnetism above room temperature in bulk and transparent thin films of Mn-doped ZnO | Full Text - Ferromagnetism above room temperature in bulk and transparent thin films of Mn-doped ZnO | PDF (311 KB) - Ferromagnetism above room temperature in bulk and transparent thin films of Mn-doped ZnO | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Magnetic materials

Solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters - pp678 - 682

E. J. Meijer, D. M. de Leeuw, S. Setayesh, E. van Veenendaal, B. -H. Huisman, P. W. M. Blom, J. C. Hummelen, U. Scherf & T. M. Klapwijk

doi:10.1038/nmat978

Abstract - Solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters | Full Text - Solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters | PDF (828 KB) - Solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters

Subject Categories: Polymers | Semiconductors

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Stable and controlled amphoteric doping by encapsulation of organic molecules inside carbon nanotubes - pp683 - 688

Taishi Takenobu, Takumi Takano, Masashi Shiraishi, Yousuke Murakami, Masafumi Ata, Hiromichi Kataura, Yohji Achiba & Yoshihiro Iwasa

doi:10.1038/nmat976

Abstract - Stable and controlled amphoteric doping by encapsulation of organic molecules inside carbon nanotubes | Full Text - Stable and controlled amphoteric doping by encapsulation of organic molecules inside carbon nanotubes | PDF (667 KB) - Stable and controlled amphoteric doping by encapsulation of organic molecules inside carbon nanotubes | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Electronic materials | Molecular electronics | Semiconductors | Nanoscale materials

Assembling a lasing hybrid material with supramolecular polymers and nanocrystals - pp689 - 694

Leiming Li, Elia Beniash, Eugene R. Zubarev, Wanghua Xiang, Bryan M. Rabatic, Guizhong Zhang & Samuel I. Stupp

doi:10.1038/nmat983

Abstract - Assembling a lasing hybrid material with supramolecular polymers and nanocrystals | Full Text - Assembling a lasing hybrid material with supramolecular polymers and nanocrystals | PDF (470 KB) - Assembling a lasing hybrid material with supramolecular polymers and nanocrystals

Subject Categories: Composites | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Nanoscale materials | Design synthesis and processing

The distribution of glass-transition temperatures in nanoscopically confined glass formers - pp695 - 700

Christopher J. Ellison & John M. Torkelson

doi:10.1038/nmat980

Abstract - The distribution of glass-transition temperatures in nanoscopically confined glass formers | Full Text - The distribution of glass-transition temperatures in nanoscopically confined glass formers | PDF (181 KB) - The distribution of glass-transition temperatures in nanoscopically confined glass formers

Subject Categories: Glasses | Nanoscale materials

See also: News and Views by Jones