Features for June 2012

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Olympic class materials - Editorial Olympic class materials - Editorial

Going for gold, or perhaps titanium nitride

Is graphene safe? - Comment Is graphene safe? - Comment

Researchers raise warning flag over health concerns

Properties of suspended graphene membranes - Review article Properties of suspended graphene membranes - Review article

Lau et al. look at suspended graphene devices, and their extraordinary mechanical, thermal, and electronic properties.

SnO2 and TiO2 nanosheets for lithium-ion batteries - Review article SnO2 and TiO2 nanosheets for lithium-ion batteries - Review article

Chen and Lou discuss promising electrode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.

Low-dimensional boron nitride nanomaterials - Review article Low-dimensional boron nitride nanomaterials - Review article

Golberg and colleagues present a concise history of low dimensional boron nitride nanomaterials.

Phononics in low-dimensional materials - Review article Phononics in low-dimensional materials - Review article

Balandin and Nika outline the general concept of phonon engineering in nanostructured materials.

Covalent chemistry in graphene electronics - Review article Covalent chemistry in graphene electronics - Review article

Haddon and co-workers review the quest to delineate the principles of graphene chemistry.

Hierarchical structures have got it rough - Uncovered Hierarchical structures have got it rough - Uncovered

Amphiphobic coatings based on microsphere self-assembly