News (Innovation Society)
"BILDUNG Schweiz" reports about SimplyNano
Secondary school teachers with an interest in nanotechnology experiments in schools should get to know the SimplyNano experimental kits. "BILDUNG Schweiz" shadowed a secondary school... More
Fighting against skill shortage with diapers
Schools in Aargau are pioneering with a pilot project: 1000 secondary school classes are experimenting in nanotechnology - with diapers among other things. The... More
"SimplyNano 2®" experimental kits are now available in French
All teaching materials of the "SimplyNano 2®" experimental kit are now also available in... More
Health risks from microplastic not fully assessed yet
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has issued a statement, saying that they do not consider it possible to conduct a complete risk... More
Bans for plastic products
Cocktails with colored straws and a picknick with plastic cutlery may soon be a thing of the past in the EU. The European Parliament has... More
Biologically degradable plastic
A research project has produced a possible alternative for common... More
Tons of microplastic from tire abrasion
While all the talk is about plastic waste in the oceans, what about microplastic in soil, open waters and air? The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental,... More
NIOSH Meeting on Silver Nanomaterials Draft Document
Studies in animals have shown adverse lung and liver effects associated with exposure to silver nanoparticles, and based on an assessment of the data, NIOSH... More