Open Innovation
Nanotextiles and facade coatings - potential risks
Scientists in the NANOHOUSE project have developed risk assessment criteria for engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) used in facade coating and nanotextiles. Findings reveal that product design... More
NanoCode Project Newsletter No 1
The first NanoCode Newsletter is now available to users of the NanoCode website. The newsletter is the first of three newsletters scheduled throughout the project.... More
NZZ Reporting about Swiss Nano-Cube
Nanotechnologies are linked to many hopes, but also concerns. Swiss Nano-Cube (www.swissnanocube), the platform for nanotechnology knowledge and education, offers information about this new... More
Schwarze Schwäne füttern - Risk Expert Christoph Meili's Blog on NZZvotum
From a risk perspective, Black Swans are extreme events which occur with only very small probability, but extensive impact. Black Swans are therefore often beyond... More
Fürchte Dich, aber "richtig" - Risk Expert Christoph Meili's Blog on NZZvotum
Risks are forecasted on the basis of experiences in the past. But what to do if the theoretical "1-time-in-10'000-years" becomes a reality? Do we fear... More
The Innovation Society establishes new partnerships in the region of Lake Constance
The Innovation Society St.Gallen enlarges its regional network. With the membership in the "Network Environmental Technology on Lake Constance" and the "BioLago e.V. life science... More
Switzerland launches "Swiss Nano-Cube": National information and learning platform for M&NT in vocational education
Micro- and nanotechnologies (M&NT) are widely regarded as important future technologies and already serve as a basis for many innovative products and applications today. Despite... More
TEACH-NANO Course for Teachers Proves Popular
On Wednesday, 25 March 2009 the 2nd TEACH-NANO course took place at the University of Zurich-Irchel. The course mainly addressed science teachers of secondary schools.... More