1. Editorial

   • M. Grant Norton

   Reactivity of Solids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4673 - 4674

2. A mechanism of nucleation during thermal decomposition of solids

   • Loïc Favergeon
   • Michèle Pijolat
   • Céline Helbert

   Reactivity of Solids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4675 - 4683

   

3. Local electrical and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia

   • N. H. Perry
   • S. Kim
   • T. O. Mason

   Reactivity of Solids Open access 01 July 2008 Pages: 4684 - 4692

   

4. The role of protons in ionic diffusion in (Mg, Fe)O and (Mg, Fe)₂SiO₄

   • David L. Kohlstedt
   • Stephen J. Mackwell

   Reactivity of Solids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4693 - 4700

   

5. Investigating the first-cycle irreversibility of lithium metal oxide cathodes for Li batteries

   • Sun-Ho Kang
   • Won-Sub Yoon
   • Daniel P. Abraham

   Reactivity of Solids Open access 01 July 2008 Pages: 4701 - 4706

   

6. In situ diffraction studies of magnesium silicate liquids

   • Martin C. Wilding
   • Chris J. Benmore
   • J. K. R. Weber

   Reactivity of SOlids Open access 01 July 2008 Pages: 4707 - 4713

   

7. Metal oxide composites and structures for ultra-high temperature solar thermochemical cycles

   • James E. Miller
   • Mark D. Allendorf
   • John N. Stuecker

   Reactivity of SOlids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4714 - 4728

   

8. A quenching apparatus for the gaseous products of the solar thermal dissociation of ZnO

   • D. Gstoehl
   • A. Brambilla
   • A. Steinfeld

   Reactivity of Solids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4729 - 4736

   

9. Morphology control of goethite acicular particles during aging by nitrogen bubbling and subsequent reactive aeration

   • Haruki Kurokawa
   • Mamoru Senna

   Reactivity of SOlids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4737 - 4741

   

10. Synthesis and characterization of layered and scrolled amine-templated vanadium oxides

    • Megan Roppolo
    • Christopher B. Jacobs
    • M. Stanley Whittingham

    Reactivity of Solids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4742 - 4748

    

11. Melt synthesis of oxide phosphors with K₂NiF₄ structures: CaLa_1−xEu_xGaO₄

    • Tadashi Ishigaki
    • Kenji Toda
    • Masahiro Yoshimura

    Reactivity of Solids 01 July 2008 Pages: 4749 - 4752

    

12. Electrodeposition of lead zirconate titanate nanotubes

    • A. Nourmohammadi
    • M. A. Bahrevar
    • M. Hietschold

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4753 - 4759

    

13. Electrical transport properties of Nd_0.67−xEu_xSr_0.33MnO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.67) manganites

    • G. Venkataiah
    • P. Venugopal Reddy

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4760 - 4767

    

14. Size effects in polyurethane bonds: experiments, modelling and parameter identification

    • Michael Johlitz
    • Stefan Diebels
    • Wulff Possart

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4768 - 4779

    

15. Fracture and fatigue properties of metallic alloys S275 J2 and Al7075 T6 at low temperatures

    • Andrea Carpinteri
    • Roberto Brighenti

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4780 - 4788

    

16. Accelerated creep testing for aramid fibres using the stepped isothermal method

    • K. G. N. C. Alwis
    • C. J. Burgoyne

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4789 - 4800

    

17. The role of Harper–Dorn creep at high temperatures and very low stresses

    • Praveen Kumar
    • Michael E. Kassner
    • Terence G. Langdon

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4801 - 4810

    

18. Hybridisation effect on flexural properties of single- and double-gated injection moulded acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filled with short glass fibres and glass beads particles

    • S. Hashemi

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4811 - 4819

    

19. Poisson coefficient of open cellular solids subject to structural anisotropy

    • S. Guessasma

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4820 - 4827

    

20. Simultaneous measurement of normal force and electrical resistance during isothermal crystallization for carbon black filled high-density polyethylene

    • Zhihua Liu
    • Yihu Song
    • Qiang Zheng

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4828 - 4833

    

21. Effects of aqueous aging on the mechanical properties of P₄₀Na₂₀Ca₁₆Mg₂₄ phosphate glass fibres

    • S. Cozien-Cazuc
    • A. J. Parsons
    • C. D. Rudd

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4834 - 4839

    

22. Microscopic fracture mechanisms observed on Cu–Sn frangible bullets under quasi-static and dynamic compression

    • S. W. Banovic
    • S. P. Mates

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4840 - 4848

    

23. Synthesis of SiC ceramic fibers from nuclear reactor irradiated polycarbosilane ceramic precursor fibers

    • Liangping Xiong
    • Yunshu Xu
    • Xiulong Xia

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4849 - 4855

    

24. AC conductivity in rare earth ions doped vanadophosphate glasses

    • G. B. Devidas
    • T. Sankarappa
    • Santosh Kumar

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4856 - 4861

    

25. A low-cost method for producing high-performance nanocomposite thin-films made from silica and CNTs on cellulose substrates

    • Emanuela Callone
    • Julia M. Fletcher
    • Rishi Raj

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4862 - 4869

    

26. Effect of yttrium additions on the properties of grain-refined Mg–3%Nd alloy

    • Eli Aghion
    • Yael Gueta
    • Boris Bronfin

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4870 - 4875

    

27. Improved analytical model for isochronal transformation kinetics

    • Dongjiang Wang
    • Yongchang Liu
    • Yanhua Zhang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4876 - 4885

    

28. Electrical-thermal switching effect in high-density polyethylene/graphite nanosheets conducting composites

    • Lichun Zhou
    • Jinshan Lin
    • Guohua Chen

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4886 - 4891

    

29. Investigation of the drawing mechanism of UHMWPE fibers

    • Jen-Taut Yeh
    • Shui-Chuan Lin
    • Feng-Chih Chang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4892 - 4900

    

30. Study of the aging process of corona discharge plasma effects on low density polyethylene film surface

    • M. Pascual
    • R. Balart
    • O. Calvo

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4901 - 4909

    

31. A new method for the kinetic study of cyclization reaction during stabilization of polyacrylonitrile fibers

    • Yongping Hou
    • Tongqing Sun
    • Dong Wu

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4910 - 4914

    

32. Effect of twin-boundaries on melting of aluminum

    • Sardar Sikandar Hayat
    • Muhammad A. Choudhry
    • Sheikh A. Ahmad

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4915 - 4920

    

33. Phenomenological description of thermomechanical behavior of shape memory alloy

    • Jun-Yan Liu
    • Hao Lu
    • Tong Wu

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4921 - 4928

    

34. Influence of austenitising temperature on the formation of strain induced martensite in austempered ductile iron

    • Srinivasmurthy Daber
    • K. S. Ravishankar
    • P. Prasad Rao

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4929 - 4937

    

35. Transient liquid phase bonding of steel using an Fe–B interlayer: microstructural analysis

    • N. Di Luozzo
    • M. Fontana
    • B. Arcondo

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4938 - 4944

    

36. Delayed hydride cracking velocity in Zr-2.5Nb: detection by acoustic emission and theoretical model testing

    • J. I. Mieza
    • G. Vigna
    • G. Domizzi

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4945 - 4952

    

37. Young’s modulus of low-pressure cold sprayed composites: an analysis based on a minimum contact area model

    • Mark Lubrick
    • R. Gr. Maev
    • V. Leshchynsky

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4953 - 4961

    

38. Orientation of silicon particles in a binary Al–Si alloy

    • C. D. Marioara
    • S. J. Andersen
    • R. Holmestad

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4962 - 4971

    

39. Effect of the presence of excess ammonium ions on the clay surface on permeation properties of epoxy nanocomposites

    • V. Mittal

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4972 - 4978

    

40. Fabrication and performances of epoxy/multi-walled carbon nanotubes/piezoelectric ceramic composites as rigid piezo-damping materials

    • Sheng Tian
    • Xiaodong Wang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4979 - 4987

    

41. A study into first and second order thermal transitions of materials using Spectral-DSC

    • O. R. Ghita
    • M. A. Beard
    • K. E. Evans

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4988 - 4995

    

42. Effect of cation stoichiometry on the transport properties of calcium ruthenium oxide ceramics

    • Sezhian Annamalai
    • Igor Vidensky
    • Biprodas Dutta

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 4996 - 5004

    

43. The hydrothermal analogy role of ionic liquid in transforming amorphous TiO₂ to anatase TiO₂: elucidating effects of ionic liquids and heating method

    • Yen Hiu Liu
    • Chih Wei Lin
    • Arnold Chang-Mou Yang

    OriginalPaper 01 July 2008 Pages: 5005 - 5013

    

44. Synthesis of feather-like carbon nanosheet arrays by radio frequency plasma technique

    • Xuguang Liu
    • Dongju Fu
    • Bingshe Xu

    BriefCommunication 01 July 2008 Pages: 5014 - 5016

    

45. The effect of ultraviolet (UV) light postcuring on resin hardness and interlaminar shear strength of a glass-fibre/vinylester composite

    • P. Compston
    • D. Dexter

    Letter 01 July 2008 Pages: 5017 - 5019

    

46. Effect of aging on the reinforcement efficiency of carbon nanotubes in epoxy matrix

    • A. Allaoui
    • P. Evesque
    • J. B. Bai

    Letter 01 July 2008 Pages: 5020 - 5022

    

47. Grain size control by pressure application regime during spark plasma sintering of Nd-YAG nanopowders

    • Rachman Chaim
    • Zhijian Shen

    Letter 01 July 2008 Pages: 5023 - 5027

    

48. Improving the fatigue strength of the elements of a steel belt for CVT by cavitation shotless peening

    • Hitoshi Soyama
    • Masanori Shimizu
    • Yuji Nagasawa

    Letter 01 July 2008 Pages: 5028 - 5030

    

49. Multi-phenomena simulation of electric field assisted sintering

    • Brandon McWilliams
    • Antonios Zavaliangos

    Letter 01 July 2008 Pages: 5031 - 5035