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Safety of Nanosilver in Consumer Products: Many Questions Remain
In its opinion on toxicity aspects of nano silver, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) had recommended to waive the use of nano silver... More
NanoCode Synthesis Report of Stakeholder Survey on EU Code of Conduct
The NanoCode Synthesis Report on its Stakeholder CoC Survey provides the findings of the international, quantitative and qualitative NanoCode survey about the European Code of... More
NZZ Reporting about Swiss Nano-Cube
Nanotechnologies are linked to many hopes, but also concerns. Swiss Nano-Cube (www.swissnanocube), the platform for nanotechnology knowledge and education, offers information about this new... More
Commission's Nano Policy Lost in Definition
The European Commission's hesitance to define nanotechnology underscores diverging opinions among stakeholders and is causing uncertainty in the sector, it emerged this week. The European... More
EU Fails to Agree on Novel Food Rules - Nanotechnology Remains Unlabelled
Meat from the offspring of cloned animals could find its way onto the EU market, with no-one being any the wiser, after member state representatives... More
Schwarze Schwäne füttern - Risk Expert Christoph Meili's Blog on NZZvotum
From a risk perspective, Black Swans are extreme events which occur with only very small probability, but extensive impact. Black Swans are therefore often beyond... More
Die Hyper-Risikogesellschaft mbH - Risk Expert Christoph Meili's Blog on NZZvotum
In a world where everything is interdependent, new forms of risk are emerging. The Global Risk Report 2010 of the WEF stated that the risks... More
Fürchte Dich, aber "richtig" - Risk Expert Christoph Meili's Blog on NZZvotum
Risks are forecasted on the basis of experiences in the past. But what to do if the theoretical "1-time-in-10'000-years" becomes a reality? Do we fear... More