What's in a word? - p415

doi:10.1038/nmat1172

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From our readers: Science and politics: a fatal mix? - p416

C. Joachim

doi:10.1038/nmat1160

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The power of the 'pretty picture' - pp417 - 419

Felice Frankel

doi:10.1038/nmat1166

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Good impressions and altered memories - p420

doi:10.1038/nmat1171

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Superconductors: Pumping up for wire applications - pp421 - 422

David Christen

doi:10.1038/nmat1168

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Light-emitting devices: From nano-optics to street lights - pp423 - 424

Mark Stockman

doi:10.1038/nmat1169

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Atomic force microscopy: Pinning down the thickness of twin walls - pp425 - 426

E. K. H. Salje and W. T. Lee

doi:10.1038/nmat1170

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Photonic crystals: Writing 3D photonic structures with light - pp427 - 428

Jean-Michel Lourtioz

doi:10.1038/nmat1167

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Material witness: Miniature motors - p428

Philip Ball

doi:10.1038/nmat1165

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Combinatorial solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials - pp429 - 438

Hideomi Koinuma and Ichiro Takeuchi

doi:10.1038/nmat1157

Abstract - Combinatorial solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials | Full Text - Combinatorial solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials | PDF (806 KB) - Combinatorial solid-state chemistry of inorganic materials

Strongly enhanced current densities in superconducting coated conductors of YBa₂Cu₃O_7–x + BaZrO₃ - pp439 - 443

J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, S. R. Foltyn, Q. X. Jia, H. Wang, A. Serquis, L. Civale, B. Maiorov, M. E. Hawley, M. P. Maley and D. E. Peterson

doi:10.1038/nmat1156

First paragraph - Strongly enhanced current densities in superconducting coated conductors of YBa2Cu3O7-x + BaZrO3 | Full Text - Strongly enhanced current densities in superconducting coated conductors of YBa2Cu3O7–x + BaZrO3 | PDF (787 KB) - Strongly enhanced current densities in superconducting coated conductors of YBa2Cu3O7–x + BaZrO3

Direct laser writing of three-dimensional photonic-crystal templates for telecommunications - pp444 - 447

Markus Deubel, Georg von Freymann, Martin Wegener, Suresh Pereira, Kurt Busch and Costas M. Soukoulis

doi:10.1038/nmat1155

First paragraph - Direct laser writing of three-dimensional photonic-crystal templates for telecommunications | Full Text - Direct laser writing of three-dimensional photonic-crystal templates for telecommunications | PDF (419 KB) - Direct laser writing of three-dimensional photonic-crystal templates for telecommunications

Controlling the morphology of polymer blends using periodic irradiation - pp448 - 451

Qui Tran-Cong-Miyata, Shinsuke Nishigami, Tetsuo Ito, Satonori Komatsu and Tomohisa Norisuye

doi:10.1038/nmat1150

First paragraph - Controlling the morphology of polymer blends using periodic irradiation | Full Text - Controlling the morphology of polymer blends using periodic irradiation | PDF (551 KB) - Controlling the morphology of polymer blends using periodic irradiation | Supplementary information

Investigation of twin-wall structure at the nanometre scale using atomic force microscopy - pp453 - 457

Doron Shilo, Guruswami Ravichandran and Kaushik Bhattacharya

doi:10.1038/nmat1151

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Disordered zinc in Zn₄Sb₃ with phonon-glass and electron-crystal thermoelectric properties - pp458 - 463

G. Jeffrey Snyder, Mogens Christensen, Eiji Nishibori, Thierry Caillat and Bo Brummerstedt Iversen

doi:10.1038/nmat1154

Abstract - Disordered zinc in Zn4Sb3 with phonon-glass and electron-crystal thermoelectric properties | Full Text - Disordered zinc in Zn4Sb3 with phonon-glass and electron-crystal thermoelectric properties | PDF (382 KB) - Disordered zinc in Zn4Sb3 with phonon-glass and electron-crystal thermoelectric properties | Supplementary information

Subject Categories: Metals and alloys | Electronic materials | Semiconductors | Materials for energy

Toughening of nanoporous glasses using porogen residuals - pp464 - 469

Daniel A. Maidenberg, Willi Volksen, Robert D. Miller and Reinhold H. Dauskardt

doi:10.1038/nmat1153

Abstract - Toughening of nanoporous glasses using porogen residuals | Full Text - Toughening of nanoporous glasses using porogen residuals | PDF (320 KB) - Toughening of nanoporous glasses using porogen residuals

Subject Categories: Glasses | Mechanical properties | Nanoscale materials | Porous materials

High-pressure synthesis of crystalline polyethylene using optical catalysis - pp470 - 475

David Chelazzi, Matteo Ceppatelli, Mario Santoro, Roberto Bini and Vincenzo Schettino

doi:10.1038/nmat1147

Abstract - High-pressure synthesis of crystalline polyethylene using optical catalysis | Full Text - High-pressure synthesis of crystalline polyethylene using optical catalysis | PDF (414 KB) - High-pressure synthesis of crystalline polyethylene using optical catalysis

The plastic-crystalline phase of succinonitrile as a universal matrix for solid-state ionic conductors - pp476 - 481

Pierre-Jean Alarco, Yaser Abu-Lebdeh, Ali Abouimrane and Michel Armand

doi:10.1038/nmat1158

Abstract - The plastic-crystalline phase of succinonitrile as a universal matrix for solid-state ionic conductors | Full Text - The plastic-crystalline phase of succinonitrile as a universal matrix for solid-state ionic conductors | PDF (164 KB) - The plastic-crystalline phase of succinonitrile as a universal matrix for solid-state ionic conductors

Biological synthesis of triangular gold nanoprisms - pp482 - 488

S. Shiv Shankar, Akhilesh Rai, Balaprasad Ankamwar, Amit Singh, Absar Ahmad and Murali Sastry

doi:10.1038/nmat1152

Abstract - Biological synthesis of triangular gold nanoprisms | Full Text - Biological synthesis of triangular gold nanoprisms | PDF (747 KB) - Biological synthesis of triangular gold nanoprisms

Multiphoton microscopy guides neurotrophin modification with poly(ethylene glycol) to enhance interstitial diffusion - pp489 - 494

Mark Stroh, Warren R. Zipfel, Rebecca M. Williams, Shu Chin Ma, Watt W. Webb and W. Mark Saltzman

doi:10.1038/nmat1159

Abstract - Multiphoton microscopy guides neurotrophin modification with poly(ethylene glycol) to enhance interstitial diffusion | Full Text - Multiphoton microscopy guides neurotrophin modification with poly(ethylene glycol) to enhance interstitial diffusion | PDF (361 KB) - Multiphoton microscopy guides neurotrophin modification with poly(ethylene glycol) to enhance interstitial diffusion