Foreword ------- p.1Kaoru Honjo
Feature ArticlesGlasses and Ceramics Responding to Strong Electric Field ApplicationNew glasses induced by electric field of light ------- p.2
Kenji Kitaoka
Kazuyuki Hirao
Effect of poling on TeO2-based glasses ------- p.7
Katsuhisa Tanaka
Aiko Narazaki
Kazuyuki Hirao
Second Harmonic Generation from Silica and Silicate Glasses by Thermal Poling ------- p.12
Hiroyuki Nasu
Acceleration and inhibition of bone-like crystal growth on poled hydroxyapatite ceramics ------- p.18
Kimihiro Yamashita
Masataka Ohgaki
New Glass Research TopicsGlass-ceramic Ferrules for Optical Fiber Connectors ------- p.26
Akihiko Sakamoto
Lectures for NewcomersMicro-Optices Part 2. Prospective Impotance as A Leading New Glass ------- p.32
Ken Koizumi
VisitĦĦtoĦĦGlass Research InstituteIntroduction of the R & D center of Saint-Gobain ------- p.38
Alain Arnaud
Inside Topics in Developmant ofA short story of a perfect flat Trinitoron CRT development ------- p.41
Tsunenari Saito
Introducing HomepagesNGF current Topics on Glass (News Release) on the NGF Homepage ------- p.44
Kohei Soga
Introduction for New Version on International Glass Database INTERGLAD ------- p.47
Toru Iseda
Topics of Meetings on Glass11th Fall Meeting of the Ceramics Society of Japan ------- p.49
Tadanori Hashimoto
Report on the Joint Meeting between Chugoku-Shikoku and Kansai Branch on Ceramics Studies ------- p.51
Tokuro Nanba
Report on Seminar on New Glass ------- p.53
Hiroyo Domoto
Report on the 39th symposium on glass and photonics material ------- p.55
Shinichi Todoroki
Report on PacRim3 (The 3rd International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies) ------- p.57
Jun Matsuoka
Report on the 11th International Symposiumon Ceramics in Medicine ------- p.59
Masakazu Kawasshita
Report on the 2nd International Conference on Coating on Glass ------- p.61
Toshiaki Mizuno
Report of Participation for ECOC'98 ------- p.63
Yoshio Yokoyama
Introduction of New BookA History of Glass in Japan ------- p.65
Masamichi Wada
Reader's OpinionSeven years as a Regional Editor of JNCS ------- p.67
Hiroshi Kawazoe