Features for April 2012

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Don't stop using rare earths - Comment Don't stop using rare earths - Comment

It’s not a question of natural resources, it’s just a matter of time

Think first - Reply Think first - Reply

Rare earths: It’s more than just a matter of time

Watching nanoparticle kinetics in liquid - Review article Watching nanoparticle kinetics in liquid - Review article

Yugang Sun takes a look at novel x-ray scattering techniques, highlighting their capabilities for studying the dynamic processes of nanoparticles.

NEXAFS imaging of synthetic organic materials - Review article NEXAFS imaging of synthetic organic materials - Review article

Watts and Ade illustrate the basic operating principles of near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS) spectroscopy, scanning transmission x-ray microscopy, and resonant soft x-ray scattering.

The future of atom probe tomography - Review article The future of atom probe tomography - Review article

Michael Miller considers the future of APT, and the prospect of achieving the ultimate goal of microscopy.

New materials for biological fuel cells - Review article New materials for biological fuel cells - Review article

Minteer and co-workers describe recent progress in materials for biological fuel cells.