NPG Nature Asia-Pacific Top Ten Research Highlights
The following highlights are the top ten most viewed research highlights on NPG Nature Asia-Pacific's English websites during the past month. Research highlights from NPG Asia Materials, A-IMBN Research and NPG Nature Asia-Pacific, as well as the weekly Hot Topic, are included.
6 August 2010 ～ 3 September 2010
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Metallic glasses: Models under stress
NPG Asia Materials, August 9, 2010
Molecular simulations show that stress can induce atomic flow and mechanical failure in glassy alloys without the help of external heating....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.124
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Topological insulators: Another quantum leap
NPG Asia Materials, August 9, 2010
A novel quantum Hall effect is predicted for magnetically doped topological insulators....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.125
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Artificial muscles: Closer to nature
NPG Asia Materials, August 9, 2010
New actuating materials that mimic muscle tissue could form the basis for implantable artificial muscles and other biocompatible devices....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.126
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Lithium-ion batteries: Seeing the potential
NPG Asia Materials, August 16, 2010
Electron holography provides the first-ever images of ion diffusion in rechargeable batteries....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.127
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Proton conductivity: Ordering the water
NPG Asia Materials, August 9, 2010
New observations reveal interference between ionic conductivity and magnetism in variants of a synthetic dye....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.123
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Nanowire electronics: The core of the matter
NPG Asia Materials, August 16, 2010
A more accurate model of how dopant atoms affect core–shell nanowires shows that doping the shell is promising for nanoelectronic devices....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.130
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Spintronics: Selective hybridization
NPG Asia Materials, August 16, 2010
The hybridization of quantum well states and surface states in ultrathin films provides strong spin selectivity with potential applications in spintronics....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.129
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Drug delivery: Simulated sonoporation
NPG Asia Materials, August 23, 2010
New insights into the self-organization of a pore structure in the cell membrane could aid in cell-targeting drug delivery....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.132
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Metal–organic frameworks: Holey structures in films
NPG Asia Materials, August 16, 2010
Highly crystalline thin films with metal–organic frameworks could function as selective gas sensors in nanoscale devices....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.128
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Graphene: Mind the indirect gap
NPG Asia Materials, August 30, 2010
A theoretical study demonstrates the possibility of inducing a transition from a direct to indirect band gap in graphene nanoribbons....
more »Original article DOI: 10.1038/asiamat.2010.140
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