1. Why Silicon?

   • Michael J. Owen

   GUEST EDITORIAL 22 December 2011 Pages: 93 - 94

2. Polymer Nano-Materials Through Self-Assembly of Polymeric POSS Systems

   • Anna Kowalewska
   • Witold Fortuniak
   • Marcin Zaród

   Original Paper 03 January 2012 Pages: 95 - 107

3. Hydrolysis and Condensation of Hydrophilic Alkoxysilanes Under Acidic Conditions

   • Xiangke Shi
   • Daniel Graiver
   • Ramani Narayan

   Original Paper 19 January 2012 Pages: 109 - 119

4. Low-Temperature Purification of Silicon by Dissolution and Solution Growth in Sodium Solvent

   • Haruhiko Morito
   • Taiki Karahashi
   • Hisanori Yamane

   Original Paper 01 March 2012 Pages: 121 - 125

5. Growth of Mixed-Phase Amorphous and Ultra Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films in the Low Pressure Regime by a VHF PECVD Process

   • Jhuma Gope
   • Sushil Kumar
   • P. C. Srivastava

   Original Paper 03 March 2012 Pages: 127 - 135

6. Effects of Temper Conditions and Step-Quenching-Ageing on the Hardness Characteristics and Yield Strength of A356.0-type Al-Si-Mg Alloy

   • M. Abdulwahab
   • I. A. Madugu
   • A. P. I. Popoola

   Original Paper 25 March 2012 Pages: 137 - 143