Last week I attended the Pittcon show in New Orleans.  It’s the largest chemical analysis show in the country with all the major analytical equipment suppliers in attendance.   New Orleans went all out to host this large event and it was good to see the city coming alive after Hurrican Katrina. 

From a nanotechnology perspective I was involved in the launch of Agilent’s new Materials Science Solution Unit (MSSU).   The purpose of this group is to focus on the transition of nanotechnology from pure research to new materials made up of nanoscale structures.   Our CEO, Bill Sullivan, hosted a press conference where he introduced Mike Gasparian, the VP / General Manager, of the MSSU.  Mike talked about the newest additions to the Agilent nanotechnology family of products - particle analyzers and optical fluorescence microscopes - and the acquisition of Colloidal Dynamics (known for their electroacoustic zeta potential measurements) and TLL Photonics (known for a revolutionary new digital microscope). 

I’ll have further blogs on these topics in the future - stay tuned.

If you want to know more you should click on TLL Photonics link or visit the Particle Analysis website at www.agilent.com/chem/particles