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Foreword ------- p.1

Kensuke Tomita

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Feature Articles I: Machining of Glass by Laser

1)¡¡Prospect for Laser Micro-Processing in Glass and Writing of Crystal lines by YAG Laser ------- p.4

Takayuki Komatsu

2)¡¡CO2 Laser Cutting Technology for Glass ------- p.11

Takahiro Tajima

3)¡¡Welding of glass material using ultorashort optical pulses ------- p.16

Kazuyoshi Itoh

Takayuki Tamaki

4)¡¡Micro-fabrication of amorphous materials by femtosecond laser beam ------- p.21

Hiroaki Misawa

Hiroyo Segawa

5)¡¡Research on Laser-machinable Glass for Precise Machining ------- p.27

Masanori Shojiya

Hirotaka Koyo

Keiji Tsunetomo

6)¡¡Faiber Bragg Grating Technologies using UV induced Refractive Index Change ------- p.35

Shinji Yamashita

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Feature Articles II: New Trend of Chemical Substances Regulation

"Recent Movement of Chemical Management Policy in EU, and Japan" ------- p.43

Shinichi Oikawa

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New Glass Research Topics

Photonic Crystals ------- p.51

Susumu Noda

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Nanotechnology Glass Research Topics

Athermalization of Glass Materials with Nano-Sized Phase ------- p.60

Tomoyuki Nagakane

Naoyuki Kitamura

Junji Nishii

Kazuyuki Hirao

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Lectures for Newcomers

Precision Molding Technology of Glass Lens ------- p.65

Naoyuki Omi

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Visit¡¡to¡¡Glass Research Institute

My Stay at Arizona State University ------- p.69

Akitoshi Hayashi

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Introduction of New Glass Products

Ultra-Low Expansion Transparent Glass-Ceramics ------- p.74

Naoyuki Goto

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Topics of Meetings on Glass

1)¡¡Report on the 44th Symposium on Glass and Photonics Materials ------- p.78

Shigeru Fujino

2)¡¡Report on Bioceramics 16 (16th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine) ------- p.81

Toshihiro Kasuga

3)¡¡Report on IUMRS-ICAM 2003 ------- p.84

Tomoya Konishi

4)¡¡Report on the 10th International Display Workshops (IDW'03) ------- p.89

Yuichi Kuroki

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Introduction of New Book

------- p.92

Katsuyuki Uesugi

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Column

I'm finished! ------- p.94

Masayuki Nogami

Further Expectations of New Glass ------- p.97

Ken Koizumi

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