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COMPLEX ADAPTIVE MATTER: EMERGENT PHENOMENA IN MATERIALS

Complex Adaptive Matter: Emergent Phenomena in Materials, 425
D.L. Cox and D. Pines, Guest Editors
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Electronic Mayonnaise: Uniting the Sciences of "Hard" and "Soft" Matter, 433
J. Schmalian and P.G. Wolynes
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"Wave-Function Imaging" Studies of High-T_c Superconductivity, 437
J.A. Slezak, J. Lee, and J.C. Davis
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Scaling and the Magnetic Origin of Emergent Behavior in Correlated Electron Superconductors, 442
N. Curro, Z. Fisk, and D. Pines
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Geometrically Frustrated Matter-Magnets to Molecules, 447
A.P. Ramirez
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The Materials Science of Protein Aggregation, 452
D.L. Cox, H. Lashuel, K.Y.C. Lee, and R.R.P. Singh
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Abstracts for July 2005 Journal of Materials Research

2005 MRS Spring Meeting Mixes the Aesthetics and Science of Materials Research, 459

MRS Selects Outstanding Symposium Papers, 483

Material Matters, 412
Future Global Energy Prosperity: The Terawatt Challenge,
R.E. Smalley

Research/Researchers, 418

Science Policy, 423
Reports Warn of U.S. Decline in Innovation, R&D Investment,
J. Ouellette

Advertisers in This Issue, 457

Upcoming Conferences, 487

Library, 489
Indentation Techniques in Ceramic Materials Characterization, A.G. Solomah, Ed., reviewed by R.O. Scattergood
The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science, S.L. Montgomery, reviewed by A. Bertram Wilson

Classified, 494

Volume 30, No. 6
June 2005
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ON THE COVER: Complex Adaptive Matter: Emergent Phenomena in Materials. The patterns and mysteries of emergent behavior appear at every size and time scale. The cover collage expresses the diversity of emergent phenomena, from the volatile behavior of electrons on the quantum scale to the unpredictable patterns of weather on the global scale. (Collage created by Aaron Harrington, Tom Rockwell, and Emily Maletz, Painted Universe Inc., www.painteduniverse.com.) See the technical theme that begins on p. 425.
1. Electrons: Probability density plots of some hydrogen atomic orbitals.
(From Quantum Chemistry by D.A. McQuarrie, (c) 1983 University Science Books.)
2. Single atoms: Scanning tunneling microscopy image of benzene moleculeson a metal surface. ((c) Shirley Chiang.)
3. Nanoscale: Images of electron density of states modulation of Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+x ((c) J.C. Davis.)
4. Large molecules: Prion aggregate. ((c) Holger Wille.)
5. Cells: Intermediate filament network found in (PtK2 line) epithelial cell. ((c) Michael W. Davidson.)
6. Microscale: Microprocessor and ceramic superconductor single crystal. ((c) Michael W. Davidson.)
7. Small things: A Foraminifera shell and a computer circuit board.
8. Human scale: Three CAT scans and a drawing of the human brain.
9. Populations: Traffic patterns and flocking behavior.
10. Climate: Global relative pressure map. ((c) Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory.)