1. Proceeding Along

   • David J. Eaglesham

   Letter from the President 31 January 2011 Pages: 148 - 148

2. Where is There Wisdom to be Found in Ancient Materials Technologies?

   • Philip Ball

   Material Matters 31 January 2011 Pages: 149 - 151

3. Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles Approach Brightness of Quantum Dots

   • Steven Trohalaki

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 151 - 152

4. Single-Particle Electrode Microbatteries Studied

   • Andy Francis

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 152 - 152

5. Damage to DNA Induced by CdSe/ZnS Core–Shell QDs

   • Jeremiah Abiade

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 152 - 152

6. Gamma Irradiation Enables Template-Free Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanofibers and Nanorods

   • Lucy Yue Hu

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 152 - 153

7. Room-Temperature Nanoimprinting Enables Fabrication of 1D Photonic-Crystal Oligomer-Based Lasers

   • Amanda Giermann

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 153 - 154

8. Poly(3,3”-dialkyl-terthiophene) OTFTs Stable under Ambient Atmospheric Conditions

   • Tao Xu

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 154 - 154

9. Low-Density Sublimed p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene Demonstrates Ability for Methane Storage at Room Temperature

   • Siari Sosa

   Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 154 - 156

10. Far-Field Raman Scattering Reveals Surface Plasmons of Gold Nanoparticle Arrays

    • Rosalía Serna

    Research/Researchers 31 January 2011 Pages: 156 - 159

11. Technology Advances

    Technology Advances 31 January 2011 Pages: 161 - 164

12. Science Policy

    Science Policy 31 January 2011 Pages: 167 - 168

13. Biointerface Science

    • Ashutosh Chilkoti
    • Jeffrey A. Hubbell

    Technical Feature 31 January 2011 Pages: 175 - 179

14. Dynamic Substrates for Cell Biology

    • Milan Mrksich

    Technical Feature 31 January 2011 Pages: 180 - 184

15. Smart Materials with Dynamically Controllable Surfaces

    • Joerg Lahann
    • Robert Langer

    Technical Feature 31 January 2011 Pages: 185 - 188

16. Cell-Sheet Engineering Using Intelligent Surfaces

    • Joseph Yang
    • Masayuki Yamato
    • Teruo Okano

    Technical Feature 31 January 2011 Pages: 189 - 193

17. Microengineering the Environment of Mammalian Cells in Culture

    • Christopher S. Chen
    • Xingyu Jiang
    • George M. Whitesides

    Technical Feature 31 January 2011 Pages: 194 - 201

18. Bioactive Patterns at the 100-nm Scale Produced Using Multifunctional Physisorbed Monolayers

    • Janos Vörös
    • Thomas Blättler
    • Marcus Textor

    Technical Feature 31 January 2011 Pages: 202 - 206

19. Investigating the Function of Ion Channels in Tethered Lipid Membranes by Impedance Spectroscopy

    • Samuel Terrettaz
    • Horst Vogel

    Technical Feature 31 January 2011 Pages: 207 - 210

20. International Research Focus: Nano 2004 Conference Held in India

    International Union of Materials Research Societies 31 January 2011 Pages: 213 - 214

21. 2004 MRS Fall Meeting Reveals Global Impact and Opportunities of Materials Research

    MRS News 31 January 2011 Pages: 215 - 241

22. Biomedicine Miniaturization Forum to be Held in April 2005

    Upcoming Conferences 31 January 2011 Pages: 242 - 242

23. Library

    Library 31 January 2011 Pages: 243 - 244

24. Calendar

    Calendar 31 January 2011 Pages: 249 - 250

25. Biobabble

    • Alex King

    Posterminaries 31 January 2011 Pages: 256 - 256