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EU nano definition 'too broad', industry says
The European Commission's definition of a nanomaterial is "too broad" and may result in all coatings, paints and printing inks on the market being incorrectly... More
Germany Publishes Report on Relationship of Nanomaterial’s Physical-Chemical Properties and Aquatic Toxicity for the Purpose of Grouping
Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (UBA) published a November 2017 report entitled Considerations about the relationship of nanomaterial’s physical-chemical properties and aquatic toxicity for the purpose... More
WHO Publishes Guidelines on Protecting Workers from Potential Risks of Manufactured Nanomaterials
In December 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) published WHO Guidelines on Protecting Workers from Potential Risks of Manufactured... More
OECD releases test guidelines specifically developed to address nanomaterials
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced the release of 17 new, updated, corrected or deleted Test Guidelines. The Test Guidelines include three... More
“Towards a more effective and efficient governance and regulation of nanomaterials” – ProSafe & NANoREG white paper
The EU FP7 project NANoREG and H2020 project ProSafe have recently published a white paper titled “Towards a more effective and efficient governance and regulation... More
Foundation sponsors 60 Nano-experimental kits for schools in eastern Switzerland
The new “SimplyNano 2” nano-experimental kit will be available from this year on also in secondary and upper-secondary schools in the cantons of Appenzell, St.... More
Graphene water filter turns whisky clear
Previously graphene-oxide membranes were shown to be completely impermeable to all solvents except for water. However, a study published in Nature Materials, now shows that... More
Cheaper, more flexible and eco-friendly smartphone screens with graphene
Scientists at the University of Sussex may have found a solution to the long-standing problem of brittle smart phone screens. Professor Alan Dalton and his team... More