Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials in the environment - Current state of knowledge and regulations on chemical safety
The German Environment Agency published a report with the main aim of outlining the necessary further development of chemicals regulations for nanomaterials with regard to... More
Use of nanomaterials and nanoscale products for wastewater treatment
The German Environment Agency published a factsheet, which presents different possible methods for wastewater treatment using nanomaterial and/or... More
Surface area as a measure for toxicity of nanoparticles
Researchers show on the example of carbon nanoparticles that the surface area is suited much more for a measure of toxicity of nanoparticles compared to... More
How nanoparticles flow through the environment
Carbon nanotubes remain attached to materials for years while titanium dioxide and nanozinc are rapidly washed out of cosmetics and accumulate in the ground. Researchers... More
Fat-eating nanoparticles
Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed nanoparticles that can deliver antiobesity drugs directly to fat tissue. Overweight mice treated with these... More
Approval of zinc oxide in cosmetics
Zink oxide has been approved by the EU for its use in... More
Nanoparticles present sustainable way to grow food crops
Scientists are working diligently now to prepare for the expected increase in global population — and therefore an increased need for food production— in the... More
CIVIL SOCIETY DEMANDS ACTION, NOT WORDS, ON NANOTECHNOLOGY
NGOs, consumer groups and research organisations are disappointed with the European Commission’s continuing failure to propose adequate measures for the collection and publication of information... More