1. Letters to the Editor

   • Peter B. Merkle

   Departments 01 February 1998 Pages: 4 - 4

2. Research/Researchers

   Departments 01 February 1998 Pages: 4 - 9

3. Washington News

   Departments 01 February 1998 Pages: 10 - 10

4. CMMP Report Illustrates Impact of Materials Physics on Society

   Public Affairs Forum 01 February 1998 Pages: 11 - 11

5. Resources

   BriefCommunication 01 February 1998 Pages: 13 - 13

6. Editor’s Choice

   EditorialNotes 01 February 1998 Pages: 14 - 14

7. Semiconductor Quantum Dots

   • Alex Zunger

   BriefCommunication 01 February 1998 Pages: 15 - 17

8. Electrical Studies of Semiconductor-Nanocrystal Colloids

   • A. P. Alivisatos

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 18 - 23

9. Colloidal Quantum Dots of III–V Semiconductors

   • Arthur J. Nozik
   • Olga I. Mićić

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 24 - 30

10. Growth, Spectroscopy, and Laser Application of Self-Ordered III–V Quantum Dots

    • D. Bimberg
    • M. Grundmann
    • N. N. Ledentsov

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 31 - 34

11. Electronic-Structure Theory of Semiconductor Quantum Dots

    • Alex Zunger

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 35 - 42

12. High-Resolution Spectroscopy of Individual Quantum Dots in Wells

    • Daniel Gammon

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 44 - 48

13. Transport in Quantum Dots: Observation of Atomlike Properties

    • Seigo Tarucha

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 49 - 53

14. E-MRS 1998 Spring Meeting to be Held June 16–19 in France

    International Union of Materials Research Societies 01 February 1998 Pages: 54 - 54

15. IUMRS International Conference in Asia Held in Makuhari, Japan

    International Union of Materials Research Societies 01 February 1998 Pages: 54 - 54

16. Symposium Held on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management

    • Rodney C. Ewing

    International Union of Materials Research Societies 01 February 1998 Pages: 55 - 55

17. Preview: 1998 MRS Spring Meeting

    MRS News 01 February 1998 Pages: 56 - 68

18. Abstracts for April 1998 Journal of Materials Research

    Abstracts 01 February 1998 Pages: 69 - 77

19. The State of the Journal of Materials Research

    • R. A. Laudise

    MRS News 01 February 1998 Pages: 78 - 78

20. Classified

    Departments 01 February 1998 Pages: 78 - 78