Nanotechnology Regulators Make News: Media Coverage of Nanotech Risks and Government on the Rise

U.S. newspaper and wire service coverage of questions about nanotechnology risks rose dramatically last year, according to findings of a new study presented at a Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies event. The number of U.S. risk-focused stories rose 58 percent—from 36 in 2005 to 57 in 2006.