Advances in the development of x-ray lasers and other sources of intense x-ray
radiation are discussed. Topics include transient x-ray lasers, capillary
discharge x-ray lasers, optical field ionization x-ray lasers, x-ray free
electron lasers, high-order harmonic sources, characterization of x-ray lasers
and x-ray optics, as well as applications of x-ray lasers including x-ray
interferometry.