Foreword ------- p.1Bunro Shiozawa
Feature Articles I NON-SILICATE GLASSES1) Mechanism of photoinduced fluidity ------- p.4
Keiji Tanaka
"2) Halide glasses based on chlorides, bromides, and iodides" ------- p.10
Kohei Kadono
3) Mixed Anion Glass ------- p.16
Masahiro Tatsumisago
4) Development Status of Novel Optical Fiber Amplifier Technology ------- p.21
Yasutake Ohishi
5) Fluoride glasses ―A review of progresses and recent applications ------- p.28
Hiroaki Yanagita
Feature Articles II FOCUS21Focus 21; National R&D Project for Economic Vitalization ------- p.32
Hidenori Nomura
New Glass Research TopicsHigh Resolution Elemental Mapping by a Transmission Electron Microscope-Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy ------- p.35
Kazutoshi Kaji
Shohei Terada
Fumiko Yano
Kyoichiro Asayama
Shigeto Isakozawa
Nanotechnology Glass Research TopicsPreparation of the organic-inorganic hybrid conductive membrane through the surface modification ------- p.40
Takashi Kikukawa
Koji Kuraoka
Tetsuo Yazawa
Lectures for NewcomersProperty of porous glass and its application ------- p.44
Tetsuo Yazawa
Visit to Glass Research InstituteMy Research Activity in Tsukuba -Introduction of Laser-Induced Materials Processing Team- ------- p.49
Aiko Narazaki
Introduction of New Glass ProductsLow dielectric loss glass-ceramics using for LTCC ------- p.53
Yoshio Umayahara
Topics of Meetings on Glass1) Report on Glass & Optical Materials Division Fall Meeting 2002 (American Ceramic Society) ------- p.56
Yoshinari Kato
2) Report on ISPG'2002 (International Symposium on Photonic Glasses) ------- p.59
Nobuhito Takeshima
3) Report on the 43rd Symposium on Glass and Photonics Materials ------- p.62
Yomei Tokuda
4) Report on the 41st Symposium on Basic Science of Ceramics ------- p.65
Hong Lin
5) A report of the workshop organized by NEDO ------- p.68
Koichi Matsuda
ColumnThe differencial between a business and academic research ------- p.70
Yasuhiko Shimotsuma