POLYMERS　Vol.66　No.4

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COVER STORY Beginning and Future of Polymer Science

Polymers are essential not only for high tech industries but also for our daily life. Nearly 100 years have passed since Prof. Staudinger proposed the concept of polymers, which are composed of really big molecules. Two Japanese scientists contributed to the proposal and the subsequent establishment of the concept through Prof. Staudinger's great research. Meanwhile, our country has greatly contributed to the development of polymer science and engineering. In this issue, we will look back at the times of proposing the concept of polymers and open a young researchers' round-table discussion about the future of polymers. It is a great pleasure to provide you with the opportunity for considering the importance of passing the baton of polymer science and engineering from the past to the future. Guest Editors: R. CHUJO, Y. FURUKAWA and H. OHNO Editors: SERIZAWA and TAI

Digest for English Readers

150

Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ

152

Commentary

One Hundred Years of/by/for Polymers

Yoshiki CHUJO

153

COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews

	Yasu FURUKAWA	154
	Riichiro CHUJO	158

Gallery

162

COVER STORY: Topics and Products

Masaaki HIROBE, Tomohiko OHWADA

163

PolyMANGA

166

COVER STORY: A Talk

The Coming SPSJ Under the Changing Environment of R&D

Hiromu KASHIDA, Chie KOJIMA, Takamasa SAKAI, Takaya TERASHIMA, Keiji NUMATA, Yu HOSHINO and Hiroshi YABU Moderator: Kotaro SATOH

167

Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account

I am what I Experience

Tomohiro SHIRAKI

175

Messages: “Work and Life”

Gender Equality and Work-Life Balance

Reiko SADAMOTO

176

Front-Line Polymer Science

Element-Block Polymers using Elemental Arsenic

Hiroaki IMOTO, Susumu TANAKA, Kensuke NAKA

177

From My Bookshelf

Masahiro KAKUGO / Naoki KAWAZOE

182

Messages from SPSJ

183

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