1. Book Reviews

   • R. C. Frye
   • Salvatore Ugo Campisano
   • G. Doyle Daves Jr.

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 2 - 3

2. Science at the Margins—The Impact of Multidisciplinary Research on the Vitality of Research

   • G. A. Keyworth II

   Issue 29 November 2013 Pages: 5 - 5

3. Research/Researchers

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 6 - 10

4. Editor’s Choice

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 11 - 11

5. Research Resources

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 11 - 11

6. Errata

   Announcement 29 November 2013 Pages: 11 - 11

7. NBS is Completing New Cold-Neutron Source

   • Janet Raloff

   International 29 November 2013 Pages: 13 - 14

8. MRS Contribution to the Materials Science and Engineering Study

   MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 15 - 15

9. Materials for SDI

   • Gerold Yonas

   Special Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 17 - 28

10. MRS Responds to MSE Study Invitation

    Issue 29 November 2013 Pages: 30 - 31

11. The Critical Materials Act of 1984

    • Paul C. Maxwell

    Issue 29 November 2013 Pages: 33 - 33

12. Team Research: Education Consequences

    Issue 29 November 2013 Pages: 33 - 33

13. Annual Spring Forum Held at NAS

    • Elton N. Kaufmann

    Conference/Meeting Report 29 November 2013 Pages: 34 - 35

14. Message to Congress

    Issue 29 November 2013 Pages: 36 - 36

15. Materials Research Spokesgroup Dialogue

    Conference/Meeting Report 29 November 2013 Pages: 37 - 38

16. Report on Federation of Materials Societies Workshop on Electronic Materials

    • Fred W. Young Jr.

    Conference/Meeting Report 29 November 2013 Pages: 39 - 39

17. AIP Holds Annual Symposium for Society Officers

    Conference/Meeting Report 29 November 2013 Pages: 39 - 39

18. Infrared Optical Materials: Where Do We Stand?

    • Paul Klocek

    Lasers and Optical Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 41 - 44

19. Damage Mechanisms in Optical Materials For High-Power, Short-Wavelength Laser Systems

    • Richard F. Haglund

    Lasers and Optical Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 46 - 47

20. Up Close: The Center for Laser Studies University of Southern California

    • Susan Allen

    Lasers and Optical Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 48 - 49

21. David Turnbull Receives 1986 Japan Prize

    International 29 November 2013 Pages: 50 - 51

22. Section News

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 52 - 53

23. Second Issue of Journal of Materials Research Published

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 54 - 54

24. Formation of Amorphous Metallic Alloys by Solid-State Reactions

    • Ricardo B. Schwarz

    Technical Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 55 - 58

25. 80th Birthday Symposium for Professor C. Zener Von Hippel Winner

    • W. W. Mullins

    Conference/Meeting Report 29 November 2013 Pages: 59 - 59

26. Frontiers of Electron Microscopy in Materials Science

    Conference/Meeting Report 29 November 2013 Pages: 59 - 60

27. Palo Alto Report

    Conference/Meeting Report 29 November 2013 Pages: 61 - 69

28. J.S. Williams Joins Editorial Board of MRS Bulletin

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 70 - 70

29. Upcoming Conference

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 71 - 71

30. Calendar

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 72 - 74

31. Classified

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 75 - 76