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Laser Industry News 2008 p3:

• New bio-imaging center tackles complex systems
  September 29, 2008--Georgia Tech's new Center for Bio-Imaging Mass Spectrometry (BIMS) allows researchers to visualize the spatial arrangement and relative abundance of specific molecules--from simple metabolites to peptides and proteins--in biological samples. The center includes biologists, chemists, and engineers whose goal is to unravel the molecular complexities of biological systems.
• NanoMarkets report says OLED lighting markets will reach $4.5 billion by 2013
  September 26, 2008--According to a new report from industry analyst firm NanoMarkets (Glen Allen, VA), the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting market will reach almost $4.5 billion dollars by 2013 and grow to $5.9 billion by 2015. The firm claims that in the past year the prospects for OLED lighting have made great leaps forward due to improvements in OLED performance and manufacturing.
• NeoPhotonics ultra-low-loss ROADM chosen for ECI's optical platforms
  September 25, 2008--New ultra low-loss ROADM meets the requirements for 40 Gbit/s operation in next-generation metro and long-haul networks.
• Army hero credits Edmund Optics for saving lives in Iraq War
  September 23, 2008--An American hero out of the Iraq war recently thanked Edmund Optics (EO; Barrington, NJ) for enhancing the safety of U.S. combat forces through advanced technology. Silver Star recipient Sergeant First Class Sean Bennett pointed to EO's advanced technologies as key contributors to the effectiveness and safety of U.S. ground forces in combat missions.
• Stevens Institute of Technology awarded $2.365 million to investigate multi-spectrum sensor
  September 23, 2008--An interdisciplinary team of professors from Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ) were awarded $2.365 million to conduct research for a U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command Armament Research Center (RDECOM-ARDEC) National Small Arms Center (NSAC) Task Order Sub-Agreement (TOSA), titled "A Standalone/Networked Compact, Low Power, Image-fused, Multi-spectrum Sensor System for Target Acquisitions, Tracking and Fire Control."
• Daylight Solutions awarded $5.3M contract with U.S. Navy and $5M series B financing.
  September 22, 2008--High-power mid-wave infrared laser system to be delivered in early 2009. The company also announced a series B round of funding for $5M.
• 'Green' optics conference, OPTOmism, announces call for papers
  September 19, 2008--OPTOmism: Photonics for the Green Revolution, to be held by Laser Focus World (Nashua, NH) and the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA; Washington, DC) at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, May 18-20, 2009, is announcing a call for papers.
• SmartGlass International launches variable-transmission windows
  September 19, 2008--SmartGlass International Ltd. (SGI; Dublin, Ireland), a licensee of Research Frontiers Inc. (Woodbury, NY), has launched a line of "SmartGlass" architectural window products at the 100% Detail show, which is being held from September 18 to 21, 2008 at Earls Court in London, England. (The 100% Detail show features new developments in the architectural field.)
• Telescope conference marks 400th anniversary of telescope patent
  September 18, 2008--An conference entitled, "400 Years of Astronomical Telescopes -- A Review of History, Science and Technology" begins Sept. 29 in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
• SPIE Innovation Summit to focus on solar, biophotonics, and solid-state lighting
  September 17, 2008--Solar, biophotonics, and next-generation lighting technology experts with success in leveraging invention and intellectual property into profit will provide insights at a Photonics Innovation Summit sponsored by SPIE (Bellingham, WA) this fall. The SPIE Photonics Innovation Summit will be held at the San Francisco, CA, Airport Marriott Hotel on 6 November.

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