Zusammenfassung
A review of recent developments in glass technology, where advances in fabrication technology and the discovery of new glass-forming compositions have considerably expanded the applications of glasses. The contributions have been written at a level appropriate for new graduates.

Inhalt
Part 1 High-performance glasses, M. Cable: characteristic properties of glasses; natural glasses; the evolution of man-made glasses; the development of glass technology; the relation between glass composition and properties; glass melting; modern applications of glasses. Part 2 Glass formation from gels, I. Strawbridge and P.F. James: reaction chemistry of the sol-gel process; applications; conclusions. Part 3 Oxynitride glasses, D.P. Thompson: representation; nitrogen incorporation; characterization; structure; properties; carbon-containing glasses; nitrogen glass ceramics; applications. Part 4 Coatings on glass, B.J. Kirkbride and G. Williams: deposition methods; strength improvement and abrasion resistance; coatings for optical systems; architectural coatings; automotive coatings; transparent conducting coatings; thin-film devices. Part 5 Glasses for flat-panel displays, W.H. Dumbaugh et al: the role of sodium; sheet-forming processes; glass compositions; rationale for flat-panel display substrate requirements; advanced technologies for flat-panel displays. Part 6 Glass ceramics, P.F. James and R.W. Jones: the formation of glass ceramics; applications of glass ceramics. Part 7 Electrical glasses - ionically conducting systems, M.D. Ingram: conductivity-composition trends; theoretical models for ionic conduction; glassy electrolytes in advanced batteries; anionic conductivity; the mixed mobile-ion effect; dielectric properties; the glass electrode. Part 8 The bioactivity of glasses, K.H. Karlsson: bone formation; silicon in tissues; bioactive glasses; bioactive glass ceramics; materials for prostheses; glossary. Part 9 Slow-release glasses, P. Knott: slow-release phosphate-glass system. Part 10 Controlling the durability of nuclear-waste glass, M.J. Plodinec: objective of waste vitrification; parameters affecting glass durability; vitrification processes; glass formulation; control of glass composition for durability; glass performance in the repository; the future. Part 11 Non-linear glasses, B.J. Ainslie: origin of non-linearity; highly non-linear glasses; semiconductor-doped glasses; waveguides and device structures; future prospects. Part 12 Advanced optical components, L. Ross: fundamentals of gradient-index glasses; methods of producing refractive-index gradients in glasses; optical elements based on GRIN structures. Part 13 Infra-red-transmitting optical fibres, J.M. Parker and A.B. Seddon: oxide-based systems; chalcogenide and chalcohalide glasses; halide glasses; hollow-core fibres; applications. Part 14 Photo-induced changes in chalcogenide glasses and their applications, P.J.S. Ewen and A.E. Owen: the classification of photo-induced effects in chalcogenide glasses; reversible photo-induced effects; applications of light-induced effects in chalcogenide glasses.