1. See You in San Francisco!

   • Alex King

   Letter from the President 31 January 2011 Pages: 165 - 165

2. Nonvolatile Programmable Spin-Logic Gates Show Potential in Reconfigurable Computing

   • Shiming Wu

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 166 - 166

3. Light-Induced Transformation Changes Gallium Conductivity

   • Pamela Johnson

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 166 - 166

4. Laser-Induced Damage on CVD Diamond Measured by Photoacoustic Technique

   • Greg Khitrov

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 166 - 169

5. Ultraslow and Stored Light Observed in Crystalline Solid

   • Emily Jarvis

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 169 - 171

6. Electromagnetic Field Guides Flow through Microfluidic Networks

   • Shilpa Sankhe

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 171 - 172

7. Discretely Sized Si Nanoparticles Fluoresce in RGB Colors

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 172 - 172

8. DNA Strands Control and Fuel Robust DNA Rotary Mechanical Device

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 172 - 173

9. Sacrificial Bonds in Collagen Contribute to Bone Strength

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 173 - 173

10. Carbon Nanotube Electrodes May Increase Storage of Li-Ion Batteries

    Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 173 - 173

11. Nanotube “Peapods” Exhibit Tunable Electronic Properties

    Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 173 - 174

12. News of MRS Members/Materials Researchers

    News 31 January 2011 Pages: 174 - 176

13. Technology Advances

    BriefCommunication 31 January 2011 Pages: 179 - 181

14. Washington News

    News 31 January 2011 Pages: 182 - 182

15. Energy Policy Act of 2002 Opens R&D Opportunities in Materials

    • Jeff Bingaman

    Public Affairs Forum 31 January 2011 Pages: 183 - 183

16. Alternative Gate Dielectrics for Microelectronics

    • Robert M. Wallace
    • Glen Wilk

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 186 - 191

17. A Thermodynamic Approach to Selecting Alternative Gate Dielectrics

    • Darrell G. Schlom
    • Jeffrey H. Haeni

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 198 - 204

18. Materials Characterization of Alternative Gate Dielectrics

    • Brett W. Busch
    • Olivier Pluchery
    • Eric Garfunkel

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 206 - 211

19. Issues in High-ĸ Gate Stack Interfaces

    • Veena Misra
    • Gerry Lucovsky
    • Gregory Parsons

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 212 - 216

20. Electronic Structure and Band Offsets of High-Dielectric-Constant Gate Oxides

    • John Robertson

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 217 - 221

21. On the Electrical Characterization of High-ĸ Dielectrics

    • R. Degraeve
    • E. Cartier
    • G. Groeseneken

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 222 - 225

22. Compatibility Challenges for High-ĸ Materials Integration into CMOS Technology

    • Supratik Guha
    • Evgeni Gusev
    • Douglas A. Buchanan

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 226 - 229

23. 2001 MRS Fall Meeting Highlights Innovations in Materials Research

    MRS News 31 January 2011 Pages: 232 - 252

24. Calendar

    Events 31 January 2011 Pages: 262 - 265

25. Mentors, Memories, and Motivation…

    • Lynn Boatner

    Posterminaries 31 January 2011 Pages: 266 - 266