1. Letter from the President

   • Howard E. Katz

   BriefCommunication 31 January 2011 Pages: 429 - 429

2. Controllable Biped Walking Device Constructed from DNA

   • Steven Trohalaki

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 431 - 432

3. Bi₂O₃-Coated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Yield High-Quality Ceramics

   • Sarbajit Banerjee

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 432 - 432

4. Bandgap of Semiconducting Nanotubes Shrinks in High Magnetic Fields

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 433 - 433

5. Nanostructured Biosensors Produced by Nanosphere Lithography

   • Maria Cortalezzi

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 435 - 436

6. News of MRS Members/Materials Researchers

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 436 - 438

7. Industry, Academic Leaders Advocate Basic Research in Physical Sciences

   • Jennifer Ouellette

   Science Policy 31 January 2011 Pages: 440 - 441

8. Scanning Probe Microscopy in Materials Science

   • Ernst Meyer
   • Suzanne P. Jarvis
   • Nicholas D. Spencer

   OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 443 - 448

9. Atomic Force Microscopy of Biological Samples

   • P. L. T. M. Frederix
   • B. W. Hoogenboom
   • A. Engel

   OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 449 - 455

10. Imaging, Manipulation, and Spectroscopic Measurements of Nanomagnets by Magnetic Force Microscopy

    • Xiaobin Zhu
    • Peter Grütter

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 457 - 462

11. The Application of Atomic Force Microscopy to the Characterization of Industrial Polymer Materials

    • Georg K. Barand
    • Gregory F. Meyers

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 464 - 470

12. Measurements of In-Plane Material Properties with Scanning Probe Microscopy

    • Robert W. Carpick
    • Mark A. Eriksson

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 472 - 477

13. Scanning Probe Microscopy Measurements of Friction

    • Scott S. Perry

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 478 - 483

14. Germanium Nanostructures on Silicon Observed by Scanning Probe Microscopy

    • Masahiko Tomitori
    • Toyoko Arai

    OriginalPaper 31 January 2011 Pages: 484 - 487

15. Materials for Light and Smart Structures and for Rural Technology Addressed at MRS-I Conference

    • S. V. Subramanyam

    International Union of Materials Research Societies 31 January 2011 Pages: 488 - 488

16. 2004 MRS Spring Meeting/IUMRS-ICEM 2004 Brings Together Emerging and Established Fields in Materials Research

    Mrs News 31 January 2011 Pages: 489 - 506

17. 4th World Congress on Microwave and rf Applications to be Held in November

    Upcoming Conferences 31 January 2011 Pages: 506 - 506

18. Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology

    • K. H. Jürgen Buschow
    • Robert W. Cahn
    • Subhash Mahajan

    Library 31 January 2011 Pages: 512 - 512

19. Upcoming: August 1–6 Gordon Research Conf. on High-Temperature Materials, Processes and Diagnostics, Endorsed.

    Calendar 31 January 2011 Pages: 513 - 515

20. Haikus on Materials Research

    Posterminaries 31 January 2011 Pages: 520 - 520