1. Letter from the President

   Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 5 - 5

2. Research/Researchers

   Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 6 - 16

3. Washington News

   Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 19 - 20

4. Public Affairs Forum

   Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 20 - 20

5. Resources

   Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 22 - 23

6. New Functionality in Glass

   • Susan Houde-Walter
   • Peter Green

   New Functionality in Glass 01 November 1998 Pages: 27 - 30

7. Poled Glasses

   • W. Margulis
   • F. C. Garcia
   • I. C. S. Carvalho

   New Functionality in Glass 01 November 1998 Pages: 31 - 35

8. Permanent Photoinduced Refractive-Index Changes for Bragg Gratings in Silicate Glass Waveguides and Fibers

   • Jacques Albert

   New Functionality in Glass 01 November 1998 Pages: 36 - 42

9. Stimulation of Biological Function With Bioactive Glass

   • Paul Ducheyne

   New Functionality in Glass 01 November 1998 Pages: 43 - 50

10. The Dynamics of Mobile Ions in lonically Conducting Glasses and Other Materials

    • K. L. Ngai
    • C. T. Moynihan

    New Functionality in Glass 01 November 1998 Pages: 51 - 56

11. Transparent Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics

    • Matthew J. Dejneka

    New Functionality in Glass 01 November 1998 Pages: 57 - 62

12. Spectroscopic Studies on the Structures of Phosphate Sealing Glasses

    • Richard K. Brow
    • Todd M. Alam
    • R. James Kirkpatrick

    New Functionality in Glass 01 November 1998 Pages: 63 - 67

13. IUMRS-ICEM-98 Convenes in Korea

    International Union Of Materials Research Societie 01 November 1998 Pages: 68 - 68

14. MRS-Taiwan Initiates the Chinese Federation of Materials Societies and Other Activities During the Year of Its 30th Anniversary

    International Union Of Materials Research Societie 01 November 1998 Pages: 69 - 69

15. Graduate Student Award Finalists Compete at 1998 MRS Fall Meeting

    MRS News 01 November 1998 Pages: 71 - 71

16. Upcoming Conference

    Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 74 - 74

17. Conference Report

    Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 75 - 75

18. Profiles & Perspectives

    Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 77 - 77

19. Fundamentals of Ceramic Powder Processing and Synthesis

    • T. A. Ring

    Department 01 November 1998 Pages: 85 - 86

20. Abstracts for January 1999 Journal of Materials Research

    Abstract 01 November 1998 Pages: 87 - 94

21. Abstracts of MRS Internet Journal of Nitride Semiconductor Research, Volume 3, Articles 8-20

    Abstract 01 November 1998 Pages: 98 - 100

22. Positions Available

    Classified 01 November 1998 Pages: 111 - 111

23. Posterminaries

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1998 Pages: 112 - 112