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    Jim Heath tells Nature Materials about the discovery of C60 and how the findings catalysed our way of thinking about size and shape on the nanoscale.

    • Alison Stoddart

  • Editorial |

    Mexico is a country rich with natural resources and an educated workforce. Yet its scientific output remains below its potential. In this focus issue we try to highlight some of Mexico's structural problems.

  • Commentary |

    Mexico's economy is doing relatively well, but its science is chronically under-supported and the country's technological dependence is increasing rapidly. Without a strong science and technology base, the nation's future is at risk.

    • Arturo Menchaca-Rocha

  • Interview |

    Despite the good education of its scientists, science and technology in Mexico faces multiple challenges, says Juan Ramón de la Fuente, a former Minister of Health and former Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

    • Joerg Heber
    •  & Jesús Rogel-Salazar

  • Interview |

    Roberto Car tells Nature Materials how the Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics method originated and how his research career has evolved since then.

    • Fabio Pulizzi

  • Interview |

    Nature Materials asked Michele Parrinello about his research and the way in which his work with Roberto Car 25 years ago has influenced the materials science and quantum chemistry communities.

    • Fabio Pulizzi

  • News & Views |

    As the First International Nanotechnology Congress hosted in Quito clearly corroborated, Ecuador is betting on nanotechnology as one of its proposed key investment areas. It is now up to decision-makers to make it happen.

    • Mauricio Terrones

  • Editorial |

    The United Kingdom's tough budget for science may force researchers to pick winners and losers. But can it work?

  • Editorial |

    The large investments in research and education made in recent years have provided Brazilian scientists with the conditions to achieve scientific excellence.

  • Commentary |

    The historical trajectory of materials science in Brazil shows the fast establishment of a high-quality, sizeable and productive scientific community. It is now time for a change in attitude towards real innovation and excellence.

    • Ado Jorio
    • , Francisco César de Sá Barreto
    •  & Hélio Chacham

  • Editorial |

    If Europe wants to be at the forefront of scientific research it is essential for governments to find the means to improve collaboration and the distribution of innovation across Europe.

  • Interview |

    Alain Fuchs is the director of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris and in January was appointed the new president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS. Nature Materials asked him about his research and his new role.

    • Hilary Crichton

  • Editorial |

    The first demonstration of the laser has not only led to a myriad of commercial applications, but fifty years on basic research continues to rejuvenate the fundamental physics of the laser.

  • Interview |

    Charles Townes played a crucial role in the invention and realization of the first masers and lasers, for which he shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics. Nature Materials speaks to him about his historic contributions.

    • Joerg Heber

  • Interview |

    Coherent synchrotron radiation has revolutionized the study of molecules and materials. Talking to Nature Materials, Gerhard Materlik, CEO of the Diamond Light Source, discusses the many uses of synchrotron sources and free electron lasers.

    • Joerg Heber

  • Interview |

    The quantum cascade laser has liberated laser properties from materials limitations, enabling light emission to be tailored over a broad spectral range. Nature Materials talks to Federico Capasso about the development of these lasers in his laboratory.

    • Joerg Heber

  • Interview |

    It was the realization of semiconductor lasers that led to the commercial success of lasers. Herbert Kroemer explains to Nature Materials his contributions to the design principle of these lasers, for which he shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics.

    • Joerg Heber

  • Editorial |

    Japan's new frugal political leadership serves as a threat and an opportunity for Japanese scientists.

  • Editorial |

    The opportunity of reaching a strong agreement on carbon emission cuts must not be missed again.

  • Editorial |

    Nobel prizes for applied research provide recognition for innovations with profound impact, fully in tune with the intentions of Alfred Nobel.

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