1. How are MRS Symposium Topics Chosen?

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2. Research/Researchers

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3. Research Resources

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4. From Washington

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5. Errata

   Announcement 29 November 2013 Pages: 18 - 18

6. Competing for International Materials Leadership …

   • Peter R. Bridenbaugh

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7. Exploiting New Materials Technologies for Competitive Advantage

   • Arden L. Bement Jr.

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8. Medical and Materials Issues of the Total Artificial Heart

   • William C. DeVries

   Special Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 25 - 32

9. Hot Cracking in Directed-Energy Surface Processing

   • M. J. Strum

   Technical Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 33 - 37

10. Fifty Years of Nylon

    • Kevin J. Anderson

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11. Materials Research Support in United Kingdom Undergoes Review

    • Ian W. Boyd

    International 29 November 2013 Pages: 40 - 40

12. High Temperature Superconductors, Physics Funding, Materials Physics Highlighted at American Physical Society Meeting

    • E. N. Kaufmann

    Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 41 - 42

13. Journal of Materials Research: Here’s How It Works

    • Walter L. Brown

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 43 - 43

14. Farrow, Siegel, and Stacy Plan 1989 MRS Spring Meeting in San Diego

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15. Letters to the Editor

    • Robert Dale Wilson

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16. Upcoming Conferences

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17. La Matière à l’Etat Solide: des supraconducteurs aux superalliages

    • Robert W. Cahn

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18. Calendar

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19. Classified

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20. Voice Choice

    • E. N. Kaufmann

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