Nature Communications - 26 July 2011

Weekly Content Alert 26 July 2011 Featured image: Mladenov et al. study the impact of dust on the optical properties of lakes across different latitudinal bands. Latest content: Articles Journal homepage Recommend to library Web feed   Advertisement Now Live - a new multidisciplinary research journal from the publishers of Nature Online and open access, Scientific Reports provides rapid publication and high visibility of research - for all areas of science. All papers accepted for publication are technically sound, without any requirement for impact. Submit your next paper to Scientific Reports.     Latest Articles View all Articles     Encapsulation of single-molecule magnets in carbon nanotubes Maria del Carmen Giménez-López, Fabrizio Moro, Alessandro La Torre, Carlos J. Gómez-García, Paul D. Brown, Joris van Slageren and Andrei N. Khlobystov Single-molecule magnets could be useful for the development of spintronic devices. Here single-molecule magnets are encapsulated in carbon nanotubes without affecting the properties of the guest molecules, which may be useful in the development of spintronic or high-density magnetic storage devices. 26 Jul | Nat Commun 2:407 doi:10.1038/ncomms1415 (2011) Chemical sciences Nanotechnology Physical chemistry Abstract | Full Text | PDF (865 kB) | Supplementary Information Detection of focal adhesion kinase activation at membrane microdomains by fluorescence resonance energy transfer Jihye Seong, Mingxing Ouyang, Taejin Kim, Jie Sun, Po-Chao Wen, Shaoying Lu, Yue Zhuo, Nicholas M. Llewellyn, David D. Schlaepfer, Jun-Lin Guan, Shu Chien and Yingxiao Wang The focal adhesion kinase has a role in cell adhesion and migration. In this study, a fluorescent resonance energy transfer biosensor is designed to monitor focal adhesion kinase activity at membrane microdomains, revealing that the mechanisms that activate focal adhesion kinase are stimulus dependent. 26 Jul | Nat Commun 2:406 doi:10.1038/ncomms1414 (2011) Biological sciences Bioengineering Biotechnology  Cell biology Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1,472 kB) | Supplementary Information Dust inputs and bacteria influence dissolved organic matter in clear alpine lakes OPEN N. Mladenov, R. Sommaruga, R. Morales-Baquero, I. Laurion, L. Camarero, M.C. Diéguez, A. Camacho, A. Delgado, O. Torres, Z. Chen, M. Felip and I. Reche Dissolved organic matter, the main form of aquatic organic carbon, supports the aquatic food web and regulates light penetration in lakes. This study probes the main influences on the optical properties of dissolved organic matter in a global dataset of alpine and remote lakes revealing latitudinal trends. 26 Jul | Nat Commun 2:405 doi:10.1038/ncomms1411 (2011) Biological sciences Biogeochemistry Ecology  Abstract | Full Text | PDF (504 kB) | Supplementary Information Mesoscale flux-closure domain formation in single-crystal BaTiO3  OPEN R.G.P. McQuaid, L.J. McGilly, P. Sharma, A. Gruverman and J.M. Gregg Flux-closure patterns are rarely observed in ferroelectric materials and almost exclusively form at the nanoscale. McQuaid et al. report mesoscopic dipole closure patterns formed in free-standing single-crystal lamellae of BaTiO3, thought to result from an unusual set of experimental conditions. 26 Jul | Nat Commun 2:404 doi:10.1038/ncomms1413 (2011) Physical sciences Condensed matter  Materials science Nanotechnology Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1,100 kB) | Supplementary Information Stimulated optomechanical excitation of surface acoustic waves in a microdevice Gaurav Bahl, John Zehnpfennig, Matthew Tomes and Tal Carmon Brillouin interactions between sound and light can excite mechanical resonances in photonic microsystems, with potential for sensing and frequency reference applications. The authors demonstrate experimental excitation of mechanical resonances ranging from 49 to 1,400 MHz using forward Brillouin scattering. 26 Jul | Nat Commun 2:403 doi:10.1038/ncomms1412 (2011) Physical sciences Materials science Optical physics Abstract | Full Text | PDF (749 kB)   Nature Communications JOBS of the week Two Postdoctoral Researcher Positions On Bioinformatic Analyses Of Metagenomic / -transcriptomic / -proteomic Data From Thawing Permafrost Microbial Communities University of Queensland Brisbane QLD, Australia Associate Research scientist Columbia University - Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology New York, NY, USA Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Behavioural Epigenetics at Dalhousie University Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia Associate Director, Evidence Based Dentistry American Dental Asssociation Chicago, IL Postdoctoral Research Assistant College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee Dundee, DD1 5EH Post Doctoral Fellow Behavioral and Chemical Ecology Haifa University Israel University of Haifa - Tivon Israel PostDoc Position in the Molecular Biomechanics group Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) Heidelberg, Germany Developmental Editor Springer Healthcare Ltd London, UK Post doctoral fellows Center for Geogenetics, University of Copenhagen København, Danmark Research Scientist (m / f) Molecular Biology CureVac GmbH Tuebingen / Germany More Science jobs from Nature Communications EVENT Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratories - A Regulatory Compliance Primer 25.-26.08.11 PA, US More science events from     Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. 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