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"Experiments make it easier to get young people interested in science"
The award-winning SimplyNano project aims to introduce young people, especially girls, to science and technology careers. It consists of experimental kits that teachers in secondary... More
"SimplyNano" wins Building Award 2021
Lucerne, November 3, 2021. The SimplyNano project is the winner of the Swiss Building Award 2021 for promoting young talents in the field of technology.... More
EU: Ban on titanium dioxide dye in food possible
Brussels (dpa) - Chewing gum, sweets and other foods will probably have to do without the widely used white dye titanium dioxide in 2022. EU... More
New guide available on classifying and labelling titanium dioxide
The guide helps companies and national authorities understand how mixtures containing titanium dioxide (TiO2) need to be classified and labelled following its classification as carcinogenic... More
1'200 nano-experimental kits for Secondary Schools in Zurich
In the canton of Zurich, high school classes will be experimenting with nanotechnology in the future. Starting this fall, schools will be provided with 1,200... More
Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds
Sunlight was once thought to only fragment plastics in the marine environment into smaller particles that chemically resemble the original material and persist forever. However,... More
Are the nanoparticles in Covid vaccines capable of harming us?
Again and again, the argument comes up that the currently used Covid vaccines contain nanoparticles. This is true, but is it... More
Toxicity testing on the placenta and embryo
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on an existing... More