1. Letter from the President

   • Bob Nemanich

   Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 4 - 4

2. Research/Researchers

   Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 6 - 10

3. Washington News

   Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 12 - 12

4. Materials Science and Nonproliferation: Scientists Influence National Policy

   • Michal Freedhoff

   Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 13 - 13

5. Resources

   Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 14 - 14

6. Electron Crystals and Phonon Glasses: A New Path to Improved Thermoelectric Materials

   • Brian C. Sales

   Technical Features 01 January 1998 Pages: 15 - 21

7. Advertisers in This Issue

   Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 21 - 21

8. Computational Alchemy: The Search for New Superhard Materials

   • David M. Teter

   Technical Features 01 January 1998 Pages: 22 - 27

9. Lateral Manipulation of Single Adsorbates and Substrate Atoms With the Scanning Tunneling Microscope

   • G. Meyer
   • K. H. Rieder

   Technical Features 01 January 1998 Pages: 28 - 32

10. Nanoscale Scanning Force Imaging of Polarization Phenomena in Ferroelectric Thin Films

    • O. Auciello
    • A. Gruverman
    • R. Ramesh

    Technical Features 01 January 1998 Pages: 33 - 42

11. Nemanich Leads Executive Committee in 1998

    • Robert J. Nemanich
    • Ronald Gibala
    • Martin L. Green

    MRS News 01 January 1998 Pages: 43 - 44

12. Briant, Chason, Katz, and Shiohara to Chair 1998 MRS Fall Meeting

    • Clyde Briant
    • Eric Chason
    • Yuh Shiohara

    MRS News 01 January 1998 Pages: 45 - 45

13. MRS Bulletin Volume Organizers Guide Technical Theme Topics for 1998

    • Orlando Auciello
    • Russell J. Composto
    • Philippe M. Fauchet

    MRS News 01 January 1998 Pages: 46 - 47

14. Abstracts for March 1998 Journal of Materials Research

    Abstracts 01 January 1998 Pages: 50 - 55

15. Calendar

    Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 56 - 56

16. Classified

    Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 63 - 63

17. Posterminaries

    Department 01 January 1998 Pages: 64 - 64