1. Compostability and Biodegradability of Plastic Materials: A New Quality of Materials Properties

   • Udo Pagga

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 5 - 7

2. Letters to the Editor

   • John J. Gilman

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 9 - 9

3. Research/Researchers

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 11 - 24

4. Washington News

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 27 - 28

5. SIA Updates National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors

   • Paul Peercy

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 29 - 29

6. Resources

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 30 - 30

7. Advertisers in This Issue

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 31 - 31

8. Quasicrystals: Perspectives and Potential Applications

   • Daniel J. Sordelet
   • Jean Marie Dubois

   Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 34 - 39

9. Quasiperiodic Materials: Discovery and Recent Developments

   • Dan Shechtman
   • Candace I. Lang

   Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 40 - 42

10. Metallurgy of Quasicrystals: Alloys and Preparation

    • A. P. Tsai

    Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 43 - 47

11. Thermal Conductivity of Quasicrystals and Associated Processes

    • P. Archambault
    • C. Janot

    Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 48 - 53

12. Surface Properties of Quasicrystals

    • Cynthia J. Jenks
    • Patricia A. Thiel

    Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 55 - 58

13. Deposition and Applications of Quasicrystalline Coatings

    • M. F. Besser
    • T. Eisenhammer

    Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 59 - 63

14. Mechanical Behavior of Quasicrystals

    • Knut Urban
    • Michael Feuerbacher
    • Markus Wollgarten

    Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 65 - 68

15. Hydrogen Storage in Quasicrystals

    • K. F. Kelton
    • P. C. Gibbons

    Quasicrystal 29 November 2013 Pages: 69 - 72

16. ICAM’97/E-MRS’97 Spring Meeting Addressed Topics from Basic to Applied Research

    • P. Glasow

    International Union of Materials Research Society 29 November 2013 Pages: 75 - 76

17. Conference Report

    • Yuh Shiohara

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 79 - 83

18. Upcoming Conference

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 83 - 83

19. MRS Elects Officers, Councillors for 1998

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 85 - 85

20. Graduate Student Award Finalists Compete at 1997 MRS Fall Meeting

    MRS News 29 November 2013 Pages: 85 - 87

21. University Chapter News

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 88 - 89

22. Career Clips

    • Sandra Hyland

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 90 - 90

23. Abstracts for January 1998 Journal of Materials Research

    Abstract 29 November 2013 Pages: 91 - 96

24. Abstracts of MRS Internet Journal of Nitride Semiconductor Research

    Abstract 29 November 2013 Pages: 97 - 99

25. Calendar

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 103 - 105

26. Classified

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 105 - 111

27. Posterminaries

    • E. N. Kaufmann

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 112 - 112