Materials in the New Millennium -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Keynote Address -- Setting the Scene -- WHY MATERIALS? -- THE TIMELINE OF MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT -- STRUCTURAL MATERIALS -- FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS -- THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT -- PANEL DISCUSSION -- Recent Studies and Symposia -- MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: FORGING STRONGER LINKS TO USERS -- MATERIALS XXI -- The Role of Materials in Information Technology -- MATERIALS AND ELECTRONIC INTERCONNECTS -- MATERIALS RESEARCH FOR COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION -- MATERIALS, MATERIALS PROCESSING, AND THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- PANEL DISCUSSION -- The Role of Materials in Health and Biotechnology -- MATERIALS AND HEALTH: AN OVERVIEW -- TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE 1 -- TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE 2 -- GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE: MATERIALS FOR A HEALTHY LIFE -- PANEL DISCUSSION -- The Role of Congress -- The Role of Materials in National Security -- MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF AEROSPACE -- MATERIALS NEEDS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY -- THE ROLE OF MATERIALS IN NATIONAL SECURITY: THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE -- GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE -- PANEL DISCUSSION -- Materials, Jobs, and the Economy -- The Role of Materials in Energy and the Environment -- MATERIALS, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT: AN OVERVIEW -- MATERIALS AS ILLUSIONS (ALMOST) -- TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE -- GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE -- PANEL DISCUSSION -- Agenda -- Exhibits -- Participants.