NM/Open access/Open-access journals are publishing at a pace that is not much faster than some recently launched subscription-based journals. The swiftest and surest route to full open-access publishing is then for funders, institutions and publishers to agree on the conditions for self-archiving in publicly accessible repositories.
In an era when "multidisciplinary" research is touted as essential to innovation, the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, planned for November 25-30 in Boston, will serve as a key forum for you to present your research to a uniquely interdisciplinary and international audience.