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"Unknown Territory" - Insights into the Nano-Risk-Monitoring (Journal "Versicherungswirtschaft")
The German magazine "Versicherungswirtschaft" (insurance industry) has published an article about nanotechnology and insurance. Of special focus is the Nano-Risk-Monitoring tool developed by The Innovation... More
NIOSH publishes assessment of industrywide CNT exposure
As a reaction to wide-ranging health effects that could result from exposure to carbon nanotubes (CNT), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)... More
Ability of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to cross the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) observed directly
A research published in the journal “Biomaterials” studies the interaction of carbon nanotubes and the blood-brain barrier through two different proceedings. The study was carried... More
SCENIHR lists applications of nanotechnology in medicine and graphene among emerging risk issues
The European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) addressed a statement about emerging health or environmental risks to the European... More
Nanomaterials and Insurances (Video)
In a short video clip on the results of the nanotechnology liability forum in Cologne speakers and participants from the insurance industry and the occupational... More
Natural nanocrystals shown to strengthen concrete
Cellulose nanocrystals derived from industrial byproducts have been shown to increase the strength of concrete, representing a potential renewable additive to improve the ubiquitous construction... More
From tobacco to cyberwood
Scientists from ETH Zurich have developed a thermometer which is at least 100 times more sensitive than previous temperature sensors. It consists of a bio-synthetic... More
New Monitoring System of Nano-Risks
(Cologne / St. Gallen) On the occasion of the nanotechnology liability forum in Cologne, held on the 17th of March, the reinsurance group Gen Re... More