Complex Metallic Phasesby Science and Technology of Advanced MaterialsBack to Focus Issues Guest Editors: An-Pang Tsai, Yuri Grin and Marc de BoissieuScience and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM) is pleased to present this 2014 focus issue on: Complex Metallic Phases. We hope you will enjoy reading all the articles published in this issue. Article TitleAuthor Preface: Focus on complex metallic phasesAn-Pang Tsai, Yuri Grin & Marc de Boissieu Foreword: Focus on complex metallic phasesDan Shechtman Quasicrystal-reinforced Mg alloysYoung Kyun Kim, Won Tae Kim and Do Hyang Kim Complex metallic alloys as new materials for additive manufacturingSamuel Kenzari, David Bonina, Jean Marie Dubois and Vincent Fournée Surfaces of Al-based complex metallic alloys: atomic structure, thin film growth and reactivityJulian Ledieu, Émilie Gaudry and Vincent Fournée Intermetallic compounds in heterogeneous catalysis—a quickly developing fieldMarc Armbrüster, Robert Schlögl and Yuri Grin Photonic crystals, amorphous materials, and quasicrystalsKeiichi Edagawa Magnetism in icosahedral quasicrystals: current status and open questionsAlan I Goldman Metallic–covalent bonding conversion and thermoelectric properties of Al-based icosahedral quasicrystals and approximantsYoshiki Takagiwa and Kaoru Kimura Tailoring microstructure of Mg–Zn–Y alloys with quasicrystal and related phases for high mechanical strengthAlok Singh Activation of Al–Cu–Fe quasicrystalline surface: fabrication of a fine nanocomposite layer with high catalytic performanceSatoshi Kameoka, Toyokazu Tanabe, Futami Satoh, Masami Terauchi and An Pang Tsai Deformation at ambient and high temperature of in situ Laves phases-ferrite compositesPatricia Donnadieu, Carsten Pohlmann, Sergio Scudino, Jean-Jacques Blandin, Kumar Babu Surreddi and Jürgen Eckert Friction and solid-solid adhesion on complex metallic alloysJean-Marie Dubois and Esther Belin-Ferré Very large thermal rectification in bulk composites consisting partly of icosahedral quasicrystalsTsunehiro Takeuchi