Foreword ------- p.1Itaru Yasui
Feature Articles I Scientific Approach of Fracture in Glass1) Fracture and Related Phenomena in Glass ------- p.4
Jun Matsuoka
2) ntroduction to Fracture in Glass ------- p.11
Satoshi Yoshida
3) Failure Analysis of Glass Products ------- p.19
Takao Uwabe
4) Spontaneous breakage of tempered glass ------- p.25
Chihiro Sakai
5) Chemical Strength Glass by Alkali Ion-Exchange Method ------- p.32
Satoshi Yamamoto
Precision Processing Technology of Glass 21) Numerical Simulation for Press Molding of Glass Lens ------- p.39
Masahiro Arai
New Glass Research TopicsFluorescent Silica Nanoparticles - Application to Diagnostic Testing ------- p.45
Michio Ohkubo
Reseach Topics of NGF ProjectSpatial light modulator and its application to high-efficiency laser processing for 3-D optical devices ------- p.54
Tsutomu Hara
Lectures for Newcomers and LeadersThermal properties of glass ------- p.61
Shigeru Fujino
Introduce Research InstituteVisiting for Laboratoire de Chime de la Matiere Condensee de Paris ------- p.68
Tomoko Kanaya
Topics of Meeting on Glass1) Report on the 9th ESG Conference with the Annual Meeting of the ICG ------- p.71
Noriyuki Yoshida
2) Report on the 7th International Conference on Coatings on Glass and Plastics ------- p.74
Nana Sato
3) Report on the Lecture at NGF General Meeting ------- p.76
Terufusa Kunisada
Introduction of New Glass ProductsWindshield glass antenna for Terrestrial Digital Television ------- p.79
Katsumi Hisaeda
Introduction of New BookPhysics and Applications of Light Emission and Detection ------- p.82
Noriyuki Yokouchi
Column ------- p.85Hideo Hayashi