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Laser Industry News 2008 p12:

• NASA seeks Nd:YAG laser partner for ICESat II mission
  June 20, 2008--Under Solicitation Number ICE-SatIIRFI2008, (posted on June 13, 2008; required response date June 30, 2008), the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Laser and Electro-Optics Branch is currently seeking an industry partner to assist with the laser development on the upcoming ICESat II mission. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit specific capability information from industry/aerospace on diode-pumped short-pulse Nd:YAG laser suppliers for capability assessment.
• Fraunhofer cooperation speeds roll-to-roll fabrication of OLEDs and solar cells
  June 17, 2008--The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS), a leading research institute in the field of organic-based materials and devices, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP), a leader in large-area vacuum deposition on flexible substrates, have joined forces in the development of a technology for an organic devices roll-to-roll production process.
• Tellabs sues Fujitsu for patent infringement
  June 17, 2008--Optical networking company Tellabs (Naperville, IL) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Network Communications in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Tellabs seeks both monetary damages as well as an injunction against Fujitsu to prevent Fujitsu's future infringement of Tellabs' intellectual property.
• Wales to host SPIE Europe Remote Sensing and SPIE Europe Security and Defence
  June 16, 2008--SPIE will combine two conferences into one to enable closer collaboration between security and remote sensing communities.
• Laser Focus World brings video to its website
  June 13, 2008--Laser Focus World has embarked on a new mission to supplement its current online and print capabilities: video (follow the VIDEO link at the top navigation bar of www.laserfocusworld.com). With a dedicated staff videographer and assistants ramping up production capabilities at the PennWell home office in Tulsa, OK, Laser Focus World is now able to bring video to its online audience directly from the trade show floor or from a manufacturer's production floor.
• Research project launched for laser that improves eye condition
  June 13, 2008--The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research launched a new project, which was selected as the winner of the "Innovation Competition for the Advancement of Medical Technology" by the ministry, aimed at implementing an exact dosage of laser radiation for each individual eye during retinal procedures by ensuring that the laser automatically adjusts to the optimal temperature needed for a specific treatment.
• NanoGram's solar cell manufacturing process wins DOE award
  June 11, 2008--A laser-based silicon-deposition technique developed by NanoGram Corporation (Milpitas, CA) for solar cell manufacturing has won an Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The process reduces solar cell cost to the level of thin-film photovoltaics while delivering high efficiency, according to NanoGram.
• SPIE installs new solar electricity system
  June 10, 2008--From a story in The Bellingham Herald, SPIE has installed a new solar electric system on the roof of its Bellingham headquarters. The system, installed by Ecotech Energy Systems of Bellingham, is the largest solar-electricity-generating installation in Whatcom County, according to Ecotech owner Dana Brandt.
• New Optical Engineering Society launched in Hong Kong
  June 9, 2008--The Hong Kong Optical Engineering Society retains strong ties to SPIE.
• Leica Geosystems' imaging system saves lives after Sichuan, China earthquake
  June 6, 2008--Just after the devastating May 12th earthquake in Sichuan, China, local authorities coordinating disaster relief efforts required a fast, accurate, and comprehensive overview of the damage and affected areas. They chose to use a Leica Geosystems' (Heerbrugg, Switzerland) ADS40 airborne digital sensor, which detected "SOS700" on a rooftop, enabling dispatch of aid to 700 stranded villagers.

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