Table of contents
April 2003, Volume 2 No 4 pp203-283
About the coverEditorial
Playing a larger role - p203
doi:10.1038/nmat867
Full Text - Playing a larger role | PDF (412 KB) - Playing a larger role
Commentary
The price of scientific freedom - pp204 - 205
Cherry A. Murray & Saswato R. Das
doi:10.1038/nmat873
Full Text - The price of scientific freedom | PDF (65 KB) - The price of scientific freedom
Research News
From left-handed materials to responsive surfaces - p206
doi:10.1038/nmat874
Full Text - From left-handed materials to responsive surfaces | PDF (364 KB) - From left-handed materials to responsive surfaces
News and Views
Biomaterials: Stable antifouling surfaces - pp207 - 208
Ralph G. Nuzzo
doi:10.1038/nmat872
Full Text - BiomaterialsStable antifouling surfaces | PDF (385 KB) - BiomaterialsStable antifouling surfaces
Superconducting materials: Cobalt oxide layers - pp208 - 210
John V. Badding
doi:10.1038/nmat868
Full Text - Superconducting materialsCobalt oxide layers | PDF (538 KB) - Superconducting materialsCobalt oxide layers
Nanoparticle waveguides: Watching energy transfer - pp210 - 211
Joachim R. Krenn
doi:10.1038/nmat865
Full Text - Nanoparticle waveguidesWatching energy transfer | PDF (127 KB) - Nanoparticle waveguidesWatching energy transfer
Surface diffusion: Atoms go underground - pp212 - 213
Rudolf Tromp
doi:10.1038/nmat869
Full Text - Surface diffusionAtoms go underground | PDF (505 KB) - Surface diffusionAtoms go underground
Biomolecular templates: Nanoparticles align - pp214 - 215
R. Andrew McMillan
doi:10.1038/nmat866
Full Text - Biomolecular templatesNanoparticles align | PDF (724 KB) - Biomolecular templatesNanoparticles align
Supramolecular chemistry: Lasting chiral memory - pp216 - 217
Roberto Purrello
doi:10.1038/nmat864
Full Text - Supramolecular chemistryLasting chiral memory | PDF (388 KB) - Supramolecular chemistryLasting chiral memory
Surface science: A metallic semiconductor surface - pp218 - 219
Victor M. Bermudez
doi:10.1038/nmat861
Full Text - Surface scienceA metallic semiconductor surface | PDF (355 KB) - Surface scienceA metallic semiconductor surface
Material witness: Foams of fancy - p219
Philip Ball
doi:10.1038/nmat862
Full Text - Material witnessFoams of fancy | PDF (233 KB) - Material witnessFoams of fancy
Progress Article
Slippery questions about complex fluids flowing past solids - pp221 - 227
Steve Granick, Yingxi Zhu & Hyunjung Lee
doi:10.1038/nmat854
Abstract - Slippery questions about complex fluids flowing past solids | Full Text - Slippery questions about complex fluids flowing past solids | PDF (2,624 KB) - Slippery questions about complex fluids flowing past solids
Letters
Local detection of electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides - pp229 - 232
Stefan A. Maier, Pieter G. Kik, Harry A. Atwater, Sheffer Meltzer, Elad Harel, Bruce E. Koel & Ari A.G. Requicha
doi:10.1038/nmat852
First paragraph - Local detection of electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides | Full Text - Local detection of electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides | PDF (322 KB) - Local detection of electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguides
Subject Categories: Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials | Nanoscale materials
See also: News and Views by Krenn
The contact mechanics of fractal surfaces - pp233 - 236
Renato Buzio, Corrado Boragno, Fabio Biscarini, Francesco Buatier De Mongeot & Ugo Valbusa
doi:10.1038/nmat855
First paragraph - The contact mechanics of fractal surfaces | Full Text - The contact mechanics of fractal surfaces | PDF (615 KB) - The contact mechanics of fractal surfaces
Subject Categories: Mechanical properties | Surface and thin films | Characterisation and analytical techniques
Low-friction flows of liquid at nanopatterned interfaces - pp237 - 240
Cécile Cottin-Bizonne, Jean-Louis Barrat, Lydéric Bocquet & Elisabeth Charlaix
doi:10.1038/nmat857
First paragraph - Low-friction flows of liquid at nanopatterned interfaces | Full Text - Low-friction flows of liquid at nanopatterned interfaces | PDF (352 KB) - Low-friction flows of liquid at nanopatterned interfaces
Subject Categories: Complex fluids | Nanoscale materials | Surface and thin films
Electrostatic self-assembly of macroscopic crystals using contact electrification - pp241 - 245
Bartosz A. Grzybowski, Adam Winkleman, Jason A. Wiles, Yisroel Brumer & George M. Whitesides
doi:10.1038/nmat860
First paragraph - Electrostatic self-assembly of macroscopic crystals using contact electrification | Full Text - Electrostatic self-assembly of macroscopic crystals using contact electrification | PDF (713 KB) - Electrostatic self-assembly of macroscopic crystals using contact electrification | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Granular materials and particle technology | Polymers
Articles
Structural phase transition at the percolation threshold in epitaxial (La0.7Ca0.3MnO3)1–x:(MgO)x nanocomposite films - pp247 - 252
V. Moshnyaga, B. Damaschke, O. Shapoval, A. Belenchuk, J. Faupel, O. I. Lebedev, J. Verbeeck, G. van Tendeloo, M. Mücksch, V. Tsurkan, R. Tidecks & K. Samwer
doi:10.1038/nmat859
Abstract - Structural phase transition at the percolation threshold in epitaxial (La: 0.7: Ca: 0.3: MnO: 3: ): 1-: x: :(MgO): x: nanocomposite films | Full Text - Structural phase transition at the percolation threshold in epitaxial (La0.7Ca0.3MnO3)1–x:(MgO)x nanocomposite films | PDF (976 KB) - Structural phase transition at the percolation threshold in epitaxial (La0.7Ca0.3MnO3)1–x:(MgO)x nanocomposite films
Subject Categories: Magnetic materials | Semiconductors
Nanochemistry at the atomic scale revealed in hydrogen-induced semiconductor surface metallization - pp253 - 258
Vincent Derycke, Patrick G. Soukiassian, Fabrice Amy, Yves J. Chabal, Marie D. D'angelo, Hanna B. Enriquez & Mathieu G. Silly
doi:10.1038/nmat835
Abstract - Nanochemistry at the atomic scale revealed in hydrogen-induced semiconductor surface metallization | Full Text - Nanochemistry at the atomic scale revealed in hydrogen-induced semiconductor surface metallization | PDF (517 KB) - Nanochemistry at the atomic scale revealed in hydrogen-induced semiconductor surface metallization | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Semiconductors | Biological materials
See also: News and Views by Bermudez
Chemisorbed poly(propylene sulphide)-based copolymers resist biomolecular interactions - pp259 - 264
J.P. Bearinger, S. Terrettaz, R. Michel, N. Tirelli, H. Vogel, M. Textor & J.A. Hubbell
doi:10.1038/nmat851
Abstract - Chemisorbed poly(propylene sulphide)-based copolymers resist biomolecular interactions | Full Text - Chemisorbed poly(propylene sulphide)-based copolymers resist biomolecular interactions | PDF (303 KB) - Chemisorbed poly(propylene sulphide)-based copolymers resist biomolecular interactions | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Polymers | Biological materials | Surface and thin films
See also: News and Views by Nuzzo
Chaotic mixing in three-dimensional microvascular networks fabricated by direct-write assembly - pp265 - 271
Daniel Therriault, Scott R. White & Jennifer A. Lewis
doi:10.1038/nmat863
Abstract - Chaotic mixing in three-dimensional microvascular networks fabricated by direct-write assembly | Full Text - Chaotic mixing in three-dimensional microvascular networks fabricated by direct-write assembly | PDF (1,808 KB) - Chaotic mixing in three-dimensional microvascular networks fabricated by direct-write assembly
Subject Categories: Design synthesis and processing | Complex fluids
Linear assemblies of nanoparticles electrostatically organized on DNA scaffolds - pp272 - 277
Marvin G. Warner & James E. Hutchison
doi:10.1038/nmat853
Abstract - Linear assemblies of nanoparticles electrostatically organized on DNA scaffolds | Full Text - Linear assemblies of nanoparticles electrostatically organized on DNA scaffolds | PDF (784 KB) - Linear assemblies of nanoparticles electrostatically organized on DNA scaffolds | Supplementary information
Subject Categories: Biological materials | Nanoscale materials
See also: News and Views by McMillan
Molecular nanosprings in spider capture-silk threads - pp278 - 283
Nathan Becker, Emin Oroudjev, Stephanie Mutz, Jason P. Cleveland, Paul K. Hansma, Cheryl Y. Hayashi, Dmitrii E. Makarov & Helen G. Hansma
doi:10.1038/nmat858
Abstract - Molecular nanosprings in spider capture-silk threads | Full Text - Molecular nanosprings in spider capture-silk threads | PDF (569 KB) - Molecular nanosprings in spider capture-silk threads
Subject Categories: Biological materials | Semiconductors


