Nanotechnology
Analysis of Need for Legislative Action Due in 2011 in Switzerland
After a postulate of Hansruedi Stadler (CVP) to clarify the need for legislative action concerning nanotechnologies has been adopted on March 9th during the Spring... More
US FDA Lacks Oversight on Nano Food Additives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not exercise adequate oversight over certain widely used food additives, according to a US Government Accountability Office... More
SCENIHR to Provide Scientific Opinion on Definition of "Nanomaterials"
The development of the policy and regulatory activities on nanotechnologies requires the establishment of a working definition of nanomaterials as a matter of urgency. Therefore,... More
Australian Researchers Find Zinc out of Zinc Oxide Sunscreens Penetrate Skin of Human Test Subjects
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) is recommending more scrutiny for products containing the pesticide nanoscale silver, a move that... More
Australian Researchers Find Zinc out of Zinc Oxide Sunscreens Penetrate Skin of Human Test Subjects
Most reviews in recent times came to the conclusion that nanoparticles in sunscreens do not penetrate the outer horny layers of skin and would therefore... More
US Federal Scientists Confirm: Nanoscale Sunscreen Ingredients Do not Penetrate Healthy Skin
A team of scientists from the United States Food and Drug Administration and the National Cancer Institute have found that nanoscale titanium dioxide used in... More
Australian National Enabling Technologies Strategy for a Responsible Development of Nanotechnologies
The Australian Government is introducing a comprehensive national framework to guide the safe and responsible development of new technologies such as nanotechnology and biotechnology as... More
Do We Face New Asbestos Risks Through Nanotechnologies? Article in "Versicherungswirtschaft"
Manufactured nanomaterials possibly carry unexpected health risks. Carbon nanotubes, for example, are under suspicion to cause a specific kind of cancer. Although there is no... More