Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced (See Press Release) that its new family of high-performance thin-film beamsplitters designed to provide precision beam control is now available. Agilent’s polarizing, non-polarizing and wavelength beamsplitters in multiple geometries meet wide variety of application requirements. The new Agilent beamsplitters address the need for highly accurate beam control in the aerospace/defense, vision systems, nanotechnology measurement, homeland security and biotech instrumentation markets.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced (See Press Release) that Tianwei Jing, Ph.D., research and development manager for its atomic force microscope business (formerly Molecular Imaging Corp.), has received the Arizona Bioscience Executive of the Year award from the Arizona BioIndustry Association. The ABA recognizes leadership by a bioscience company executive that most significantly advanced the bioindustry in Arizona in the previous year.

Nanotechnology, with its potential to dramatically transform industries across the electronics, communications and life sciences sectors, is expected to usher in the next technology revolution. (See Press Release) The quality and availability of custom precision optics and assemblies, both critical components in many tools used for nanotechnology research and development, is invaluable in the development and speed to market of nanotechnology applications. To facilitate that development, Agilent is opening its precision optics design and manufacturing capability, which has been in use for more than 35 years as an internal resource to external customers.

Nanotechnology, currently touted as the next technology revolution, could dramatically transform industries across the electronics, communications and life sciences sectors. (See Press Release) The ability to test applications at the nanometer scale is critical to the success of this technology. To help speed the development of best-in-class test capabilities for nanotechnology engineering and industrial applications, the Crolles2 Alliance, which includes Freescale Semiconductor, Philips and STMicroelectronics, has agreed to a joint development program (JDP) with Agilent.