1. MRS’s Other Meetings

   • King Alex

   Letter from the President 01 July 2002 Pages: 485 - 485

2. Openness in Research Post—9/11

   • Wm. A. Wulf

   Material Matters 01 July 2002 Pages: 486 - 486

3. CdSe Nanocrystals Enable New Methods for Color-Selective Semiconductor Laser Fabrication

   • Christine Russell

   Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 487 - 487

4. Cobalt-Based Metal Oxide Negative Electrodes May Enable Practical Low-Voltage Li-Ion Cells

   • Kinson C. Kam

   Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 487 - 488

5. 3D Tungsten/SiO₂ Structure Yields Infrared Photonic Bandgap

   • Mathew M. Maye

   Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 488 - 488

6. Shape-Memory Polymer System Developed for Medical Applications

   • Yue Hu

   Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 488 - 489

7. Abrasive Jet Machining of Brittle Ceramics Yields Smoother Surfaces than Conventional Finishing Methods

   • Shiming Wu

   Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 489 - 490

8. Ceramic-Based Anode for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Utilizes Higher-Weight Hydrocarbon Fuels without Coking

   • Donald Carter

   Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 490 - 490

9. Polymeric Additive Provides Morphological Control of Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate Crystals

   • Andrei A. Eliseev

   Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 490 - 490

10. Addition of Fumed Silica Nanoparticles Enhances the Permeability of a Polymer Reverse-Selective Membrane

    • Julie Nucci

    Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 490 - 492

11. Metallo-Supramolecular Cylinders Induce Intramolecular DNA Coiling

    • Steven Trohalaki

    Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 492 - 494

12. Extraordinary Magnetoresistance of InSb Allows Fabrication of a Read-Head Sensor without Magnetic Noise

    • Siari S. Sosa

    Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 494 - 494

13. Annular Dark-Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Captures Sb-Related Clusters in Silicon

    • Christopher Matranga

    Research/Researchers 01 July 2002 Pages: 494 - 494

14. NNI Workshop Charts Progress and Future Challenges

    • Jennifer Ouelette

    Washington News 01 July 2002 Pages: 495 - 495

15. Resources

    Resources 01 July 2002 Pages: 496 - 496

16. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

    • Kevin L. Lear
    • Eric D. Jones

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 497 - 501

17. Blue and Near-Ultraviolet Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

    • Arto V. Nurmikko
    • Jung Han

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 502 - 506

18. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers: Light for the Information Age

    • Kent D. Choquette

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 507 - 511

19. Infrared Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers: An Industrial Perspective

    • David W. Kisker
    • Jeff E. Bisberg

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 512 - 519

20. Distributed Bragg Reflectors for Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

    • W. G. Breiland
    • A. A. Allerman
    • K. E. Waldrip

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 520 - 524

21. The Application of Gain Theory to Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

    • Weng W. Chow
    • Hans Schneider Christian

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 525 - 530

22. Quantum-Dot Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

    • D. Bimberg
    • N. N. Ledentsov
    • J. A. Lott

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 531 - 537

23. Scattering Studies of “Real” Materials

    • Simon C. Moss

    Technical Feature 01 July 2002 Pages: 549 - 549

24. 2nd North American Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Conference to Be Held Jointly with 6th Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Conference

    • Dmitri Litvinov

    Upcoming Conferences 01 July 2002 Pages: 550 - 550

25. 2002 MRS Spring Meeting Integrates Soft Materials with Traditional Research

    MRS News 01 July 2002 Pages: 551 - 566

26. Franz Faupel Named JMR Associate Editor in Europe

    MRS News 01 July 2002 Pages: 567 - 567

27. Calendar

    Calendar 01 July 2002 Pages: 570 - 573

28. Classified

    Classified 01 July 2002 Pages: 573 - 575

29. Interpersonal Interactions among Materials Scientists

    • Lynn Boatner

    Posterminaries 01 July 2002 Pages: 576 - 576