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Volume 22, No. 11 November 1997

A Publication of the Materials Research Society QUASICRYSTALS   Quasicrystals: Perspectives and Potential Applications D.J. Sordelet and J.M. Dubois, Guest Editors Quasiperiodic Materials: Discovery and Recent Developments D. Shechtman and C.I. Lang Metallurgy of Quasicrystals: Alloys and Preparation A.P. Tsai Thermal Conductivity of Quasicrystals and Associated Processes P. Archambault and C. Janot Surface Properties of Quasicrystals C.J. Jenks and P.A. Thiel Deposition and Applications of Quasicrystalline Coatings M.F. Besser and T. Eisenhammer Mechanical Behavior of Quasicrystals K. Urban, M. Feuerbacher, and M. Wollgarten Hydrogen Storage in Quasicrystals M.F. Kelton and P.C. Gibbons   INTERNATIONAL UNION OF MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETIES   ICAM'97/E-MRS'97 Spring Meeting Addressed Topics from Basic to Applied Research   MRS NEWS   MRS Elects Officers, Councillors for 1998 Graduate Student Award Finalists Compete at 1997 MRS Fall Meeting ABSTRACTS   Abstracts for January 1998 Journal of Materials Research Abstracts of MRS Internet Journal of Nitride Semiconductor Research, Volume 2, Articles 1­17 DEPARTMENTS Material Matters Compostability and Biodegradability of Plastic Materials: A New Quality of Materials Properties, U. Pagga Letters to the Editor Research/Researchers Washington News Public Affairs Forum Resources Advertisers in This Issue Conference Report Upcoming Conference University Chapter News - Symmetry Scapes Career Clips Calendar Classified Posterminaries

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