2007 Top 10

Nature China published 326 research highlights in 2007. This is a list of the top ten most downloaded highlights from the international website of Nature China of that year, taking into account the time at which they were published. The chart does not rank the quality, scientific significance or citation impact of the content. However, it may bring articles to your attention that you might not have otherwise noticed. We hope you enjoy them.

1. Research Highlights

   Metamaterials: Perfect invisibility -

   A spherical cloak made from a metamaterial could theoretically provide perfect invisibility to all wavelengths of light.

   Published online: 5 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.182

   See also: Phys. Rev. Lett. Electromagnetic wave interactions with a metamaterial cloak.

2. Research Highlights

   Food chemistry: Secrets of the Jinhua ham -

   The unique flavour of Jinhua ham is caused by enzymes that break up long-chain molecules

   Published online: 18 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.142

   See also: Meat Science Biochemical changes during processing of traditional Jinhua ham

3. Research Highlights

   Forestation: Carbon storage in soil -

   Integrative body-mind training can improve attention, lower stress and provides a convenient means for scientists to study the effects of meditation

   Published online: 25 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.145

   See also: Tellus The ecosystem carbon accumulation after conversion of grasslands to pine plantations in subtropical red soil of South China

4. Research Highlights

   Mental training: The benefits of short-term meditation -

   Integrative body-mind training can improve attention, lower stress and provides a convenient means for scientists to study the effects of meditation

   Published online: 31 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.226

   See also: Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation

5. Research Highlights

   Plate tectonics: Fighting to be on top -

   Information from distant seismic events is revealing a complex picture of the tectonic plate boundary in southeast China

   Published online: 5 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.177

   See also: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. The crust and upper mantle structure beneath southeastern China

6. Research Highlights

   Artificial vitreous: Plastic eye surgery -

   A tailor-made rubber capsule provides an alternative method for vitreous replacement

   Published online: 20 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.115

   See also: Eye A new strategy to replace the natural vitreous by a novel capsular artificial vitreous body with pressure-control valve

7. Research Highlights

   Plant growth: Wide rice -

   A newly discovered gene controls the lateral growth of rice plants

   Published online: 25 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.54

   See also: Nature Control of tillering in rice

8. Research Highlights

   Blood lipid levels: The power of Chinese yams -

   The starch in Chinese yams helps to reduce levels of fat and cholesterol in the bloodstream

   Published online: 14 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.240

   See also: Food Chem. Characterization and preliminary lipid-lowering evaluation of starch from Chinese yam

9. Research Highlights

   Zinc oxide: Crystal under pressure -

   A model explains how the crystal structure of zinc oxide is transformed at high pressures

   Published online: 27 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.116

   See also: J. Phys. Condens. Matter First-principles study of the wurtzite-to-rocksalt phase transition in zinc oxide

10. Research Highlights

    Metallic glasses: Small and stretchy -

    Small metallic glasses can be stretched into wires

    Published online: 5 September 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.178

    See also: Nature Mater. Tensile ductility and necking of metallic glass

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