Theoretical studies of self-assembly 'CWRU liquid Crystal Phys ics and Complex Fluids Group' liq-xtal.phys.cwru.edu A top notch web page by th e group at Case Wes tern Reserve University (CWRU). Check out this site in detail, especially the Liquid Crystal Primer and Virtual Textbook. These pages have very nice figur es and animations. 'Max β’Planck Institute Theory Division' http ://www.mpikg-teltow.mpg.de/theory/workl The research activities of the Max-Planck Institute on vesicles and membranes are summarized in this web version of their research booklet. 'Statics and Dynamics of Microemulsion' http://www.fenk.wau.nllpeople/tinus/www Martijn Oversteeg en (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) describ es his PhD thesis and a submitted researc~aper in a well organized web page. Unfortunately. some of the pages are in Dutch. Applications in chemistry/chemical engineering 'Polymer Latices & Latex' http://www.initium.demon.co.uklind ex2.htm#PauI.Polymer.5ites A comprehensive site that discuss es surface chemistry, film formation, and controlled release applications of latices. It also describes a simple procedure for preparing surfactant-free poly(butyl methacrylate) polymer latices, and it has many links to other related sites. 'Magneto-Rheological Fluids' http ://www.webcom.comlmrfluid/welcome.html An interesting site frcm a company that sells brakes and dampers utilizing magnetoβ’rheological fluids. Rheology and rheological techniques 'Rheology Research Center' http ://www.engr.wiso.edu/centers/rrc1 This page is an excellent starting point for finding rheology resources on the web. It also has many links to interesting rheological images and animations located on other sites. 'Polymer Dynamics and Complex Fluids Rheology' ptanck.ptmsc.psu.eduljai/g index.html This web site summarizes some of Professor Colby's (Pennsylvania State University, USA) research on the complicated rheology of polyelectrolyte solutions, miscible polymer blends, and structured fluids. Other Current articles of interest to readers of this issue Reviews Functionalization of solids by ultrathin soft polymer films and polymer/lipid film composites: modeling of cell surfaces and cell recognition processes by Joachim Radler and Erich Sackmann. Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science 1997, 2:330-336 Novel approaches to lipid based drug delivery by