Nano in the News
- September 5, 2012Nanoparticle Safety Still UnknownA study published last week in the journal PNAS by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, found that the presence of two nanomaterials used in exhaust gases and fertilizers stunt the growth of soybean plants.Source: Discovery News
- August 8, 2008Big Questions on Tiny, Tiny Technology“You know those smell-resistant socks you plan to wear hiking? Well, the materials that eliminate the stink in your sportswear may soon be registered with your hometown public health department…”Source: Boston Globe, Op-Ed
- August 4, 2008Nanosilver Use Prompts Worries of Resistant BacteriaThe advent of nanosilver products raises the possibility of new strains of silver-resistant bacteria, although there’s little evidence of that.Source: Los Angeles Times
- February 26, 2008Video Conceptualizes Future Nano Applications in Communications Devices“Morph is a concept demonstrating some of the possibilities nanotechnologies might enable in future communication devices. Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting and self cleaning….Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes. It has been a collaboration project of Nokia Research Center and Cambridge Nanoscience Center.”Source: Nokia via YouTube
- February 11, 2008EU wants code of conduct for nanotech researchThe European Commission has adopted a voluntary code of conduct in the field of nanotechnology research hoping to establish some guidelines in this fast-growing but little-understood research area.Source: EU Observer
- February 11, 2008Nanotechnology’s Future Depends On Who the Public TrustsWhen the public considers competing arguments about a new technology’s potential risks and benefits, people will tend to agree with the expert whose values are closest to their own, no matter what position the expert takes. The same will hold true for nanotechnology, a key study has found.Source: Science Daily
- February 8, 2008Communicating nanotechnology: Image counts!What determines your view of nanotechnology—the message, or the messenger? Most of us would like to think it is the message that governs our internal risk-benefit analysis. But research published this week suggests other factors may be at work.Source: SafeNano Community
- February 4, 2008Why Voters Play Follow-the-LeaderWhat do you think is more dangerous? Terrorists getting their hands on a biological weapon that can be smuggled into the country or another hurricane like Katrina? Which is the smarter way to keep Social Security solvent? Raise the retirement age or raise taxes? How can the current economic crisis be averted? Give Americans cash to spend or slash mortgage interest rates to restart the housing market?Source: Washington Post
- February 4, 2008EPA Rolls Out Nanomaterials Safety DriveThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a new voluntary programme to glean more information about nanoscale materials in an effort to manage the risks posed by nanotechnology-enabled products.Source: RSC
- February 1, 2008Labels of contentionLabelling – is there anything more contentious in the safe nanotech debate? Some are fearful that too much knowledge will confuse and worry muddle-headed consumers. Others can only see the marketing opportunities of a “nano-inside” label. Then you have the nano-doomsday merchants, who seemingly would like nothing better than to slap a bright yellow nano-hazard sticker on all things small.Source: SafeNano Community
