Volume 25, No. 8CONTENTS

Guest Comment

• A Consideration on the Problem of Creativity….K. Kakuno

Reviews

• Trends in the Development of Giant Magnetostrictive Materials and Their Applications….H. Wakiwaka and Y. Yamada
• Self Assembling Magnetic Nanomaterials….S. Sun and D. Weller

Topics

• Effect of External Forces on the Spin-Dependent Electronic Properties of Exotic Magnetic Materials….G. Oomi, T. Sakai, R. Kitakoga, K. Takanashi, and H. Fujimori

Lecture

• Magnetism and Transport 2?@Microscopic Theories of Transport….J. Inoue

New Technology

• A Completely Monolithic DC-DC Converter with a Thin Film-Inductor….Z. Hayashi, S. Sugahara, M. Edo, Y. Katayama, T. Furuta, K. Matsuzaki, and E. Yonezawa

Notice Board

• Conference Calendar
• Symposium & Technical Meeting Report
• Recruitment, Sponsorship, Invitation and Award
• Nominees, Miscellaneous Information
• Contributing Membership