Announcement:  Forthcoming Conference  
International Symposium on Materials Education
Pune, India,  March 26 - 28, 2011.........................................................................................................................

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Individual Articles

The Need for a New (Nano)Materials Science and Technology Education
Marcel H. Van de Voorde
The University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands........................................................................................

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Wood and Wood Derived Materials
Witold Brostow, Tea Datashvili and Harrison Miller
The University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-5017, USA..........................................................................
 

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An Environmentally-Friendly Materials Selection Method:  A Proposal Aimed at
First- and Second-Cycle Engineering Students
Lorena Pérez-Redondas1, Juan Asensio-Lozano2 and María Ángeles García3
1 Felguera Melt, S.A., Grupo DF, Prol. Ing. Fernando Casariego Av., 33900 Langreo, Spain; 
2 The School of Mines, University of Oviedo, Independence St., 33004 Oviedo, Spain;
3 University of Oviedo, Viesques Campus, 33203 Gijon, Spain...........................................................................

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An Overview of Carbon Nanotubes
David Devraj Kumar1, P. V. Thomas2. and  Hassan Mahfuz3
1Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Davie, Florida  33314, USA;
2Mar Ivanios College, Bethany Hills, Trivandrum 695015, India;
3Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. .........................................

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How to "Survive" after Graduating in Materials Science  III:  The Peer Review System
Federico Rosei and Tudor W. Johnston
INRS-EMT, Université du Québec, J3X 1S2 Varennes, (QC), Canada. .............................................................

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BOOK REVIEW:  "Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education",
by Kimberley A.O. Pacheco, Richard W. Schwenz and Wayne E. Jones, Jr.
Michael Condren
Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN 38104, USA..................................................................................

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Guidelines for Authors  ...............................................................................................................................................

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Publication and Subscription Information ................................................................................................................

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