1. Editorial

   • Elizabeth L. Fleischer

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 4 - 4

2. Where in the World is Science and Technology Going?

   • John P. McTague

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 5 - 7

3. Washington News

   • Vincent Kiernan

   Departments 29 November 2013 Pages: 9 - 9

4. Joint Society Statement Urges Federal Support for Scientific Research

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 10 - 10

5. Research/Researchers

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 11 - 13

6. Resources

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 14 - 14

7. The Art of Simplification in Materials Science

   • Alan Cottrell

   Special Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 15 - 19

8. Advertisers in This Issue

   Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 19 - 19

9. Molecular Mechanisms in Smart Materials

   • Robert E. Newnham

   Technical Features 29 November 2013 Pages: 20 - 34

10. Thermochemistry of New, Technologically Important Inorganic Materials

    • Alexandra Navrotsky

    Technical Feature 29 November 2013 Pages: 35 - 41

11. Career Clips

    • Elizabeth L. Fleischer

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 44 - 45

12. Semiconductor Silicon: The Extraordinary Made Ordinary

    • Harry J. Leamy
    • Jack H. Wernick

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 47 - 55

13. Library

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 56 - 56

14. Abstracts for July 1997 Journal of Materials Research

    Abstract 29 November 2013 Pages: 57 - 63

15. Abstracts of MRS Internet Journal Nitride of Semiconductor Research

    Abstract 29 November 2013 Pages: 64 - 65

16. Calendar

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 69 - 72

17. Posterminaries

    Department 29 November 2013 Pages: 72 - 72