1. Research/Researchers

   Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 5 - 10

2. Washington News

   Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 11 - 11

3. Resources

   Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 12 - 12

4. Treasurer’s Report

   • Alan J. Hurd

   MRS News 01 September 1997 Pages: 13 - 14

5. Polymerization and Properties of Polymer-Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

   • Christopher N. Bowman
   • C. Allan Guymon

   Technical Feature 01 September 1997 Pages: 15 - 20

6. Hard Carbon Coatings: The Way Forward

   • Stephan Neuville
   • Allan Matthews

   Technical Feature 01 September 1997 Pages: 22 - 26

7. Sputter-Deposited Low-Emissivity Coatings on Glass

   • Mehran Arbab

   Technical Feature 01 September 1997 Pages: 27 - 35

8. Brian Holloway Appointed MRS/OSA Congressional Fellow for 1997-98

   • Brian Holloway

   MRS News 01 September 1997 Pages: 36 - 40

9. Up Close: The Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center

   • Joyce A. Roberts

   Up Close 01 September 1997 Pages: 42 - 46

10. The Scientific and Technological Route to the Manufacture of High-Modulus Polyethylene

    • Malcolm Mackley

    Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 47 - 50

11. Library

    Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 51 - 53

12. Advertisers in This Issue

    Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 53 - 53

13. Abstracts for November 1997 Journal of Materials Research

    Abstract 01 September 1997 Pages: 55 - 55

14. Abstracts of MRS Internet Journal of Nitride Semiconductor Research

    Abstract 01 September 1997 Pages: 62 - 62

15. Calendar

    Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 64 - 66

16. Classified

    Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 71 - 71

17. Posterminaries

    Department 01 September 1997 Pages: 71 - 72