31.   Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. Monday formally gained US Food and Drug Administration approval to market its laser system for hair removal.

32.   Sabatier developed the laser system as part of a program to detect land mines by measuring ground vibrations and how they are altered by buried objects.

33.   SDL specializes in a sort of laser known as a pump laser and in components that are used to make laser systems.

34.   Some experts hope that a new laser detection system sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will reduce the injury rate.

35.   Summit Technology Inc. is the only other company to gain FDA approval for a laser system.

36.   Summit Technology Inc. moved closer Monday to winning approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its laser system that could correct nearsightedness.

37.   SUNRISE TECHNOLOGIES INC., Fremont, Calif., a maker of medical and dental laser systems, named David Light president and chief executive.

38.   The Apaches use laser guidance systems and night vision devices that let a two-member crew zero in on armored personnel carriers and tanks.

39.   The Boeing-led team plans to refine the laser system for the Air Force over the next six years.

40.   The company said in a statement Thursday that it would continue to seek government approval for its laser system.