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Briggs A., Kolosov O. Acoustic Microscopy for Imaging and Characterization // Materials Research Society Bulletin - 1996. - 21, 10. - P. 30-35. 

D. Avnir, in Better Ceramics Through Chemistry, C. J. Blinker, ed.. Material Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 1986. 

Tesmer J R and Nastasi M (eds) 1995 Flandbook of Modem Ion Beam Materials Analysis (Pittsburgh, PA Materials Research Society)... 

P. F. Becher, M. V. Swain, and S. Somiya, eds., MdrancedStructural Ceramics, Materials Kesearch Society Sjmp. Proc. Vol. 78, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1987. 

P. B. Vandiver,. Dmzik, and G. S. Wheeler, eds.. Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology II, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Vol. 185, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1991. 

V. V. S. Rana, R. V. Joshi, and I. Ohdomari, As.,A.dvancedMetalli tion for EESIApplications and references therein. Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1992. 

K. Vedula and co-workers. High Temperature OrderedIntermetallic Alloys I, Vol. 39, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, 1985, p. 411. 

C. J. Robiuson, T. Suzuki, and C. M. Ealco, eds., Materia/s for Magnet-Optic Data Storage, Materials Research Society Proceedings 150, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1989. 

G. I. Stegeman and W. TormeUas, E/ectrica/, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid State Materials, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, 1994, pp. 397-412. 

G. Lucovsky, D. E. Ibbotson, and D. W. Hess, eds.. Characterisation of Plasma-PInhanced CVD Processes Materials Kesearch Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 165, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1990. 

Because of the unique features of the x-ray radiation available at synchrotrons, many novel experiments ate being conducted at these sources. Some of these unique features are the very high intensity and the brightness (number of photons per unit area per second), the neatly parallel incident beam, the abihty to choose a narrow band of wavelengths from a broad spectmm, the pulsed nature of the radiation (the electrons or positrons travel in bunches), and the coherence of the beam (the x-ray photons in a pulse are in phase with one another). The appHcations are much more diverse than the appHcations described in this article. The reader may wish to read the articles in the Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Hsted in the bibhography. 

D. L. Perry, N. D. Shinn, R. L. Stockbauer, K. L. D Amico, and L. J. TermineUo, eds.. Applications of Synchrotron Eadiation Techniques to Materials Science, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 307, 1993. 

Speciman Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials (J. C. Brauman, R. M. Anderson, and M. L. McDonald, eds.) MRS Symp. Proc vol. 115, Materials Research Society, Pittsburg, 1988. This conference proceedings contains many up-to-date methods as well as references to books on various aspects of specimen preparation. 

S. Amelincks, D. van Dyck, J. van Landuyt, G. van Tendeloo (eds.) Electron Microscopy Principles and Fundamentals,VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim 1997. 2-178 R. M. Anderson, S. D. Walck (eds.) Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials IV, Materials Research Society, Pittsbrrrgh 1997. 

J. A. Leavitt, L. C. McIntyre, M. R. Weller in J. R. Tesmer, M. Nastasi (eds.) Handbook of Modem Ion Beam Materials Analysis, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh... 

M. Nastasi (eds.) Handbook of Modem Ion Beam Analysis, Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh 1995, p. 83. 

R. M. Fleming, T. Siegrist, P. M. Marsh, B. Hessen, A. R. Kortan, D. W. Murphy, R. C. Haddon, R. Tycko, G. Dabbagh, A. M. Mujsce, M. L. Kaplan, and S. M. Zahurak. In Clusters and Cluster-Assembled Materials, MRS Symposia Proceedings, Boston, edited by R. S. Averback, J. Bernholc, and D. L. Nelson, pages 691-696, Materials Research Society Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 1991. 

R. M. Metzger, L. Y. Chiang, and J. W. Mintmire, pages 423-428, Materials Research Society Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995. 

Wentzcovich, R.M., Hemley, R.J., Nellis, W.J. and Yu, P.Y. (1998) High-Pressure Materials Re.search (Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA) Symp. Proc. vol. 499... 

So, by the 1990s, Professor Rao had been active in several of the major aspects which, together, were beginning to define materials chemistry crystal defects, phase transitions, novel methods of synthesis. Yet, although he has been president of the Materials Research Society of India, he does not call himself a materials chemist but remains a famous solid-state chemist. As with many new conceptual categories, use of the new terminology has developed sluggishly. 

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