1. How Our Schools Fail Industry and Society

   • Cloyd P. Reeg

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 6 - 8

2. Research/Researchers

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 11 - 19

3. From Washington

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 20 - 20

4. Advertisers in This Issue

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 21 - 21

5. Research Resources

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 24 - 25

6. Ion Beam and Plasma Technology for Improved Biocompatible Surfaces

   • Hillary Solnick-Legg
   • Keith Legg

   Technical Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 27 - 30

7. Research in China on High T_c Superconductors

   • Xiong Jiajiong
   • Gu Binglin
   • He Yusheng

   Technical Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 34 - 42

8. Maintaining Technological Leadership in a World Economy—1988 MRS Fall Meeting Plenary Address

   • Lester C. Thurow

   Special Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 43 - 48

9. Strasbourg Welcomes 1989 E-MRS Meeting Participants

   International 29 November 2013 Pages: 50 - 51

10. European Networks Focus on Advanced Materials

    • K. L. Kompa
    • M. Balkanski

    International 29 November 2013 Pages: 52 - 53

11. 1989 MRS Fall Meeting Call for Papers

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 54 - 55

12. MRS Committees Announce 1989 Goals

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 56 - 57

13. Five Graduate Students to Receive Awards at MRS Spring Meeting

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 60 - 60

14. North Texas Section to Hold Joint Meeting

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 60 - 60

15. Conference Reports

    • E. N. Kaufmann

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 62 - 65

16. Up Close: Center for Micro-Engineered Ceramics at the University of New Mexico

    • Toivo Kodas

    Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 66 - 67

17. Reflections on Mirror Coating Materials

    • Kevin J. Anderson

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 68 - 69

18. Book Reviews

    • E. N. Kaufmann
    • Robert W. Cahn
    • Victor A. Wells

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 70 - 70

19. Calendar

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 72 - 75

20. Classified

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 76 - 78

21. Posterminaries

    • E. N. Kaufmann

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 79 - 80