ForewordFostering of Creative and Practical Engineers for the Upcoming Generation ------- p.1
Atsunori Matsuda
Feature Articles: Forming and process for supporting reading-edge products1) Strength assurance and fatigue characterization of optical fiber ------- p.3
Yusuke Yamada
Kazuhide Nakajima
Toshio Kurashima
2) Fabrication of infrared device by direct imprinting process on chalcogenide glass ------- p.7
Itsunari Yamada
3) Applications of Atomic Layer Deposition Technology to Glass Industry ------- p.12
Y. Kawana
4) A novel glass processing by using "TEMPLC" in touch panel ------- p.17
Kazuhiro Oshima
5) Polishing abrasive for glass ------- p.21
Kenzo Hanawa
6) Application of the internal resorption type laser dicing technology for chemically tempered glass -Stealth Dicing- ------- p.25
Daisuke Kawaguchi
New Glass Research TopicsFabrication of gel-immobilized colloidal crystal films with high optical quality ------- p.30
Toshimitsu Kanai
Lectures for Newcomer and LeadersOptical Fiber Amplifiers ------- p.35
Yasutake Ohishi
Introduce Research InstituteMy stay at The University of Shiga Prefecture ------- p.39
Chrstian Hermansen
Topics of Meeting on Glass1) Report on Memorial Lecture of NGF's 2nd General Meeting ------- p.44
Satoshi Hasegawa
2) Report on the 9th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics ------- p.47
Naoto Kihara
3) Report on the 6th Internationl Conference on the Science and Technology for Advanced Ceramics (STAC-6) ------- p.50
Seiji Inaba
4) Report on the 11th ESG Conference ------- p.53
Noriyuki Yoshida
5) Report on Glass and Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting 2012 ------- p.55
Jun Endo
"6) Report on 5th International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA 2012)" ------- p.58
Hirokazu Masai
Introduction of New Glass Products & Production TechnologyHigh-performance Vacuum Insulation Panel 'U-Vacua' by Recycling-oriented Manufacturing ------- p.61
Tomoko Atagi
Introduction of New Book ------- p.64Jun Sasai
ColumnWhat is teaching? ------- p.67
Masato Shiuya