1. MRS Themes for the “Age of Materials”

   • Jim Roberto

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 5 - 5

2. Publishing for a Technical Community

   • A. W. Kenneth Metzner

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 6 - 6

3. Research/Researchers

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 7 - 10

4. Research Resources

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 12 - 12

5. From Washington

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 13 - 14

6. The Federal Budget in the Executive Branch

   • Robert L. Post Jr.

   Special Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 15 - 16

7. The Physics of Complex Materials: Macroscopic Approaches

   • P. E. Cladis

   Complex Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 17 - 19

8. Molten Polymers in Strong Flows: A Nonclassical Proposal

   • P. G. de Gennes

   Complex Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 20 - 21

9. Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals: Boojums at Work

   • J. William Doane

   Complex Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 22 - 28

10. Liquid Crystal Elastomers with Piezoelectric Properties

    • Wolfgang Meier
    • Heino Finkelmann

    Complex Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 29 - 31

11. The Cholesteric Blue Phases

    • P. H. Keyes

    Complex Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 32 - 37

12. Pattern Formation During the Growth of Liquid Crystal Phases

    • Patrick Oswald
    • John Bechhoefer
    • Francisco Melo

    Complex Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 38 - 45

13. Pattern Formation in Electrohydrodynamic Convection

    • Walter Zimmermann

    Complex Materials 29 November 2013 Pages: 46 - 56

14. Journal of Materials Research

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 57 - 57

15. Phillips, Treacy, and Yoo Are 1991 MRS Fall Meeting Chairs

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 58 - 58

16. Section News

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 59 - 59

17. Upcoming Conferences

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 61 - 62

18. 2nd ICNDST Highlights Developments in Diamond Research

    • R. Messier

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 63 - 63

19. Asbestos and Its Alternatives

    • Kevin J. Anderson

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 64 - 65

20. Book Reviews

    • James Martin

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 66 - 66

21. Calendar

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 67 - 69

22. Calssified

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 70 - 71

23. Advertisers in This Issue

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 71 - 71

24. Political Science

    • R. W. Cahn

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 72 - 72