Nanotechnology
EPA Takes Aim at Anitmicrobial Products Under FIFRA
The EPA issued a press release stating that the parent company of The North Face camping and outdoor gear faces up to $1,000,000 in Federal... More
Nanoparticles cause brain injury in fish
Scientists at the University of Plymouth have shown that nanoparticles have a detrimental effect on the brain and other parts of the central nervous system... More
Lobbyists 'fuelling confusion' on nanotech, EU warns
The highest-ranked health official in the EU executive has hit out at lobby groups who stoke fear of nanotechnology. Robert Madelin, director-general at the European... More
4th FramingNano Newsletter published
The FramingNano Project Consortium has published the fourth FramingNano project newsletter which summarises interesting developments in the area of the governance of nanotechnologies and also... More
Nanoparticles, human health hazard and regulation
Nanotechnology continues to be forecast to reap massive global benefits across multiple sectors. An article published within the Journal of the Royal Society 'Interface', presents... More
Nanotech-enabled consumer products top the 1000 mark
Over 1,000 nanotechnology-enabled products have been made available to consumers around the world, according to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN). The most recent update... More
Nano-Sunscreens: Issue continues to be controversially discussed
Only a few days after the release of the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) "2009 Sunscreen Investigation" report, a coalition of public interest groups including Friends... More
Chinese researchers link nanoparticle exposure to pulmonary fibrosis in workers
Researchers in China have for the first time claimed a concrete link between exposure to nanoparticles in adhesive paint and development of severe pulmonary fibrosis... More