Measurement Journal Issue 6

Using a Few Words to Convey a Deeply-Held Spirit Darlene J.S. Solomon Chief Technology Ofﬁcer, Agilent Technologies Vice President, Agilent Laboratories in this issue of Agilent Measurement Journal as speciﬁc contributions to China and the Olympic Games. One example is the TD-SCDMA, WiMAX™ and Wi-Fi services that were available during the Beijing Games in cities that hosted Olympic events. In preparation for the Games, Agilent was there to provide equipment and timely technical support at each customer site. The underlying innovations for these measurements ﬁrst appeared during the 1980s and ’90s within developments such as the modulation domain analyzer, which was based on a picosecond time-digitizer IC. Other Agilent innovations have been used inside cellular phones, ranging from the world’s smallest duplexer to space-saving ﬁlters, both of which were implemented using ﬁlm-bulk acoustic resonators created with micromachining technology. Dating back to the 1972 Munich Games, Agilent (then part of Hewlett-Packard) has been a leader in doping-testing — instrumentation and methods — to help ensure a level playing ﬁeld for all participants. During the Beijing Games, we supplied 37 analytical systems — 18 liquid chromatograpy/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) and 19 gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry (GC/MS). These were used to examine more than 4,500 samples from the participating athletes. The director of the China Anti-Doping Agency believes this equipment helped make testing at the Games “the most technically advanced yet.” Our history of innovation in analytical instrumentation dates back to the early 1970s and quadrupole MS for chemical analysis. Today, advances such as time-of-ﬂight (TOF) and triple-quadrupole (QQQ) MS are combined with LC or GC to provide highly sensitive screening and conﬁrmation in testing for sports doping. Microﬂuidics technologies enable separations of complex samples at reduced sample size, improved sensitivity and simpliﬁed ease-of-use for these applications. In the future, new developments may enable reliable detection of gene therapy or “gene doping,” which is currently very difﬁcult to catch. At every Games, the pursuit of Citius, Altius, Fortius leads to new achievements in athletic performance. Inspired by this example, Agilent and Agilent Labs will continue to pursue Depth, Synergy, Contribution in communications, electronics, life sciences, and chemical analysis to the beneﬁt of our customers and the people they serve. WiMAX is a trademark of the WiMAX Forum T Three-word (tripartite) mottos are a common — and succinct — way to convey the essence of a larger idea. For example, the spirit of the Olympics is captured in Latin as Citius, Altius, Fortius or Faster, Higher, Stronger in English. For Agilent Labs, the three-word motto “Depth, Synergy, Contribution” captures the essence of our work. This comes from a deep base of technical expertise, the synergy we create across multiple technologies and businesses, and our contributions to Agilent’s business results as well as the larger scientiﬁc and engineering communities. The results of our work also create synergy with Agilent’s customers and make meaningful contributions to their work. Labs research aims for the technical challenges, which, if solved, will contribute signiﬁcant and sustained customer value. Several examples are documented Visit the Journal’s online version to listen to Darlene’s podcast interview at www.agilent.com/go/journal Interviewer: Frank Elsesser, eMarketing Manager, Agilent Technologies Agilent Measurement Journal 1 http://www.agilent.com/go/journal

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Measurement Journal Issue 6 Using a Few Words to Convey a Deeply-Held Spirit Charting a Unique Path to Technology Innovation Contents Announcing First Commercial GC/MS Metabolites Library Assessing Nonlinear Behavior Testing Combines Form and Function Testing Multiplay Networks Higher Sensitivity LC/MS Easing Military Radio Test Stepping Up Calibration Accuracy Increasing Spectrum Analyzer Bandwidth 3GPP Tool Supports TS 36 Standards The Olympic Story Spotlights Agilent's Continuing Contribution to Technology Innovation Ensuring a Level Playing Field in Competitive Sports GPS: Coming of Age Resolving Design Issues in HSPA Mobile Devices Achieving Accurate Results with Oscilloscope-Based Jitter-Analysis Software RF Handheld Testers Guarantee Traffic Stability Under Olympic-Sized Stress Conditions Utilizing LAN-Based Instrumentation to Measure Total Harmonic Distortion in Remote Facilities IMT-Advanced: 4G Wireless Takes Shape in an Olympic Year EPO Doping: A Speed Engine, Turbo-Charged by Chemistry

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