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Room for improvement in nanosafety research
Empa toxicologist Harald Krug has lambasted his colleagues in the journal Angewandte Chemie. He evaluated several thousand studies on the risks associated with nanoparticles and... More
Nano-powered boost for stone conservation
Castles and cathedrals, statues and spires … Europe’s built environment would not be the same without these witnesses of centuries past. But, eventually, even the... More
Crowdsourcing - a Tool with manifold benefits
Currently crowdsourcing is a topic of discussion - often positively, sometimes negatively connoted. The German magazine "profits" recently published an article (in German) highlighting the... More
Batteries Included: A Solar Cell that Stores its Own Power
Is it a solar cell? Or a rechargeable battery? Actually, the patent-pending device invented at The Ohio State University is both: the world’s first solar... More
Coating CNT with Aluminium Oxide Lowers Risk of Lung Injury
A new study from North Carolina State University and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) finds that coating multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with... More
CNT Can Accumulate Quickly in Sediment
A Duke University team has found that single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) accumulate quickly in the bottom sediments of an experimental wetland setting (called mesocosm), an... More
Successful start of the "SimplyNano 1®" - Teacher Training Courses in Liechtenstein
On the 24th of September the first "SimplyNano 1® "- teacher training course took place in Liechtenstein. During the fully booked course teachers were shown... More
UNITAR offers new E-Learning Course “Introduction to Nanomaterial Safety”
The e-Learning course provides interested stakeholders with an introduction to the "sound management of manufactured nanomaterials". The focus is on the special properties of nanomaterials... More