Editorials in 2016

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  • Nature Materials now requests that all original research articles contain a Data Availability Statement declaring the accessibility of the data and where it can be found.

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  • The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry celebrates the development of molecular machinery and highlights the importance of fundamental and curiosity-driven research for furthering science.

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  • Topological semimetals give access to new quantum phenomena — for example, massless fermions have not been observed as elementary particles, yet they can be realized in the form of quasiparticles in these materials — and could allow the development of robust quantum devices.

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  • Commercialization of exciton–polariton research as well as investigation of exciting physical phenomena in exciton–polariton condensates relies on improving material properties.

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  • Medical professionals and robotics engineers count on materials scientists for the development of electronic skins with lifelike tactile sensing capabilities.

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  • The application of advanced materials in aerospace presents multiple scientific and regulatory challenges that must be addressed.

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  • Materials research has long been highly active in China and could offer advanced technologies to boost the economy.

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  • British and European science shall each benefit from continued UK membership of the European Union.

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  • Biomedical applications for graphene are attracting interest from academics and industrial partners aiming to develop next-generation medical devices and therapies.

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  • Basic hurdles in materials modelling, such as access to experimental raw data, thwart fast progress. Governmental and grass-roots initiatives have stepped up to help overcome current limitations.

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  • This month marks ten years since the general principles of DNA origami were established, a technique that changed the field of DNA nanotechnology and that promises new physical and biomedical applications.

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  • The development and implementation of low-carbon and carbon-free technologies will be essential to limit the global temperature rise well below 2 °C from pre-industrial levels.

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