Foreword ------- p.1Junichi kitami
"Message from Former Manager,METI" ------- p.5Yukiko Araki
Feature Articles: How Glass Relates to Water?1. Water in Glasses ------- p.9
Minoru Tomozawa
2. Water in Silica Glass ------- p.16
Koichi Awazu
3. Aqua-Float Process ------- p.22
Gen Kojima
4. Water-repellent Coating on Glass ------- p.27
Yoshinori Akamatsu
5. Self-Cleaning Glass with Photoinduced Superhydrophilicity ------- p.35
Tetsuo Kawahara
Toshiaki Anzaki
6. Effect of Water on the Mechanical Properties of Glass ------- p.41
Jun Matsuoka
New Glass Research Topics"Principle, Present Status and Prospects of Optical Fiber Amplifiers" ------- p.47
Setsuhisa Tanabe
Lectures for NewcomersDevelopment of New Flowcytometer for Damege Less Sorting ------- p.57
Jie Xu
Ken Tsukii
Toru Takahashi
Hisashi Koaizawa
Visit¡¡to¡¡Glass Research Institute"Tsukuba Plant of Nippon Sheet Glass CO.,LTD." ------- p.62
Katsuhide Shimmo
Introduction of New Glass ProductsGamma-ray Shielding Lead Glass for PET Facilities 'Pro-GR' ------- p.65
Ken Choju
Topics of Meetings on GlassReport on Memorial Lecture of NGF General Meeting ------- p.70
Takao Tomioka
Introduction of New Book"Introduction to Glass Science and Technology¡Ê£²nd Edition:2005¡Ë' (Written by James.E.Shelby, Alfred University, Published by Royal Society of Chemistry)" ------- p.73
Masataka Takagi
ColumnA Glass of Milk ------- p.75
Hiroshi Uchida