Recent tests of the mode-coupling theory for glassy dynamics

An overview is given of recent tests of the mode-coupling theory for the ev olution of structural relaxation in glass-forming liquids. Emphasis is put on comparisons between the leading-order asymptotic formulae derived for th e dynamics near glass transition singularities and the results of neutron s cattering, depolarized light scattering, impulsive stimulated light scatter ing and dielectric-loss spectroscopy for conventional liquids. The tests ba sed on photon-correlation spectroscopy results for the glassy dynamics of c olloids and the findings of molecular dynamics simulations for model system s are also considered.