Nanotechnology: Don't forget the big picture - p127

doi:10.1038/nmat848

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From our readers: Materials departments are facing up to education and recruitment concerns - p128

Robert Cahn, Professor

doi:10.1038/nmat845

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Dopant mapping for the nanotechnology age - pp129 - 131

Martin R. Castell, David A. Muller & Paul M. Voyles

doi:10.1038/nmat840

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From molecular memories to solar cells - p132

doi:10.1038/nmat850

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Fracture mechanics: How does bone break? - pp133 - 134

David Taylor

doi:10.1038/nmat843

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Molecular electronics: Cool computing - pp134 - 135

Noel Hush

doi:10.1038/nmat842

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Nanoporous materials: A selective magnetic sponge - pp136 - 137

Gérard Férey

doi:10.1038/nmat837

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Semiconductor nanocrystals: Shape matters - pp138 - 139

William E. Buhro & Vicki L. Colvin

doi:10.1038/nmat844

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Quantum optics: Boosting photon storage - pp140 - 141

J.M. Gérard

doi:10.1038/nmat847

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Shape-memory alloys: Combinatorial high jinks - pp141 - 143

Robert W. Cahn

doi:10.1038/nmat841

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Material witness: Keeping art alive - p143

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat846

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The role of soft colloidal templates in controlling the size and shape of inorganic nanocrystals - pp145 - 150

Marie-Paule Pileni

doi:10.1038/nmat817

Abstract - The role of soft colloidal templates in controlling the size and shape of inorganic nanocrystals | Full Text - The role of soft colloidal templates in controlling the size and shape of inorganic nanocrystals | PDF (1,230 KB) - The role of soft colloidal templates in controlling the size and shape of inorganic nanocrystals

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

Properties of diamond under hydrostatic pressures up to 140 GPa - pp151 - 154

Florent Occelli, Paul Loubeyre & René LeToullec

doi:10.1038/nmat831

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Subject Category: Structural materials

Synthesis and size-dependent properties of zinc-blende semiconductor quantum rods - pp155 - 158

Shihai Kan, Taleb Mokari, Eli Rothenberg & Uri Banin

doi:10.1038/nmat830

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

See also: News and Views by Buhro & Colvin

Self-adjusted synthesis of ordered stable mesoporous minerals by acid–base pairs - pp159 - 163

Bozhi Tian, Xiaoying Liu, Bo Tu, Chengzhong Yu, Jie Fan, Limin Wang, Songhai Xie, Galen D. Stucky & Dongyuan Zhao

doi:10.1038/nmat838

First paragraph - Self-adjusted synthesis of ordered stable mesoporous minerals by acid-base pairs | Full Text - Self-adjusted synthesis of ordered stable mesoporous minerals by acid–base pairs | PDF (509 KB) - Self-adjusted synthesis of ordered stable mesoporous minerals by acid–base pairs | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Porous materials | Design synthesis and processing

Mechanistic fracture criteria for the failure of human cortical bone - pp164 - 168

R.K. Nalla, J.H. Kinney & R.O. Ritchie

doi:10.1038/nmat832

First paragraph - Mechanistic fracture criteria for the failure of human cortical bone | Full Text - Mechanistic fracture criteria for the failure of human cortical bone | PDF (367 KB) - Mechanistic fracture criteria for the failure of human cortical bone

Subject Categories: Biological materials | Mechanical properties

See also: News and Views by Taylor

Encoding microcarriers by spatial selective photobleaching - pp169 - 173

Kevin Braeckmans, Stefaan C. De Smedt, Chris Roelant, Marc Leblans, Rudi Pauwels & Joseph Demeester

doi:10.1038/nmat828

First paragraph - Encoding microcarriers by spatial selective photobleaching | Full Text - Encoding microcarriers by spatial selective photobleaching | PDF (632 KB) - Encoding microcarriers by spatial selective photobleaching

Subject Categories: Polymers | Biomedical materials | Characterisation and analytical techniques

Optically induced multispin entanglement in a semiconductor quantum well - pp175 - 179

Jiming Bao, Andrea V. Bragas, Jacek K. Furdyna & Roberto Merlin

doi:10.1038/nmat839

Abstract - Optically induced multispin entanglement in a semiconductor quantum well | Full Text - Optically induced multispin entanglement in a semiconductor quantum well | PDF (237 KB) - Optically induced multispin entanglement in a semiconductor quantum well

Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials

Identification of novel compositions of ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys using composition spreads - pp180 - 184

I. Takeuchi, O.O. Famodu, J.C. Read, M.A. Aronova, K.-S. Chang, C. Craciunescu, S.E. Lofland, M. Wuttig, F.C. Wellstood, L. Knauss & A. Orozco

doi:10.1038/nmat829

Abstract - Identification of novel compositions of ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys using composition spreads | Full Text - Identification of novel compositions of ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys using composition spreads | PDF (326 KB) - Identification of novel compositions of ferromagnetic shape-memory alloys using composition spreads | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Design synthesis and processing

See also: News and Views by Cahn

Synthesis of cubic zirconium and hafnium nitride having Th₃P₄ structure - pp185 - 189

Andreas Zerr, Gerhard Miehe & Ralf Riedel

doi:10.1038/nmat836

Abstract - Synthesis of cubic zirconium and hafnium nitride having Th: 3: P: 4: structure | Full Text - Synthesis of cubic zirconium and hafnium nitride having Th3P4 structure | PDF (307 KB) - Synthesis of cubic zirconium and hafnium nitride having Th3P4 structure

Subject Categories: Structural materials | Mechanical properties

A nanoporous molecular magnet with reversible solvent-induced mechanical and magnetic properties - pp190 - 195

Daniel Maspoch, Daniel Ruiz-Molina, Klaus Wurst, Neus Domingo, Massimilliano Cavallini, Fabio Biscarini, Javier Tejada, Concepció Rovira & Jaume Veciana

doi:10.1038/nmat834

Abstract - A nanoporous molecular magnet with reversible solvent-induced mechanical and magnetic properties | Full Text - A nanoporous molecular magnet with reversible solvent-induced mechanical and magnetic properties | PDF (1,449 KB) - A nanoporous molecular magnet with reversible solvent-induced mechanical and magnetic properties | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Magnetic materials | Sensors and biosensors | Porous materials

See also: News and Views by Férey

Peptides with selective affinity for carbon nanotubes - pp196 - 200

Siqun Wang, Elen S. Humphreys, Sung-Yoon Chung, Daniel F. Delduco, Steven R. Lustig, Hong Wang, Kimberley N. Parker, Nancy W. Rizzo, Shekhar Subramoney, Yet-Ming Chiang & Anand Jagota

doi:10.1038/nmat833

Abstract - Peptides with selective affinity for carbon nanotubes | Full Text - Peptides with selective affinity for carbon nanotubes | PDF (533 KB) - Peptides with selective affinity for carbon nanotubes

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

Surface profiling to scanning probe microscopy - p201

doi:10.1038/nmat849

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