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Volume 5 Issue 10, October 2006

Large-scale simulations successfully model the different stages of shocked metals

Cover design by Karen Moore

Article by E. M. Bringa et al.

Volume 5 Issue 10

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  • The realization of metamaterials with a negative index of refraction has created great opportunities for novel applications. John Pendry talks to Nature Materials about his key contributions to the field and his passion for physics.

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  • Since the 1940s DNA has been known as the genetic material connected to heredity, and from the early 1980s it has also been considered as a potential structural material for nanoscale construction. Now, a hydrogel made entirely of DNA brings this molecule into the realm of bulk materials.

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  • Despite their huge commercial success, the physical reasons for the high luminescence efficiency of (In,Ga)N light-emitting diodes are poorly understood. New experiments provide direct evidence for the crucial role of local atomic configurations on the material's high brightness.

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  • Tailoring junctions of ferromagnetic metals and silicon could bring together non-volatile magnetic storage and conventional electronics.

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  • Hypersonic phononic crystals provide a wealth of opportunities to reflect, focus and localize high-frequency acoustic waves. Using colloidal crystals for this purpose provides opportunities for simplified fabrication and flexible tuning of the properties.

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  • New research results emerging from semiconductor physics and technology continue to surprise us. At a recent conference, it was nanoscale structures that captured particular attention.

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