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The Innovation Society establishes new partnerships in the region of Lake Constance
The Innovation Society St.Gallen enlarges its regional network. With the membership in the "Network Environmental Technology on Lake Constance" and the "BioLago e.V. life science... More
Nanomaterials Are Widely Used in Commerce, but EPA Faces Challenges in Regulating Risk
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been commissioned to identify overview and analyse the US EPA's approach to assess and regulate manufactured nanomaterials. GAO... More
Members of EU Parliament Call for Nanomaterial Ban in Electrical and Electronic Products
MEPs have called for nanosilver and long multiwalled carbon nanotubes to be banned in electrical and electronic products. Members of the EU Environment Committee made... More
BfR Position on Nanosilver in Food, Textiles or Cosmetics
The manufacturers of consumer products have made use of the antimicrobial properties of silver ions for some time now. Recently, silver particles in the nanorange... More
New Swiss Legislation on Product Safety (PrSG) with Far Reaching Consequences for Distributors of Nano Consumer Products
On the 1st of July 2010, the new Federal Law on Product Safety (PrSG) will come into effect together with the corresponding ordinance (PrSV). The... More
Friends of the Earth Come Down Hard on Nanotechnology – Are They Right?
In a blog entry by Andrew Maynard, the director of the Risk Science Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, United States,... More
Australian Unions Call for Nano Information
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) says that Australian workers need more information to protect themselves from the risks of nanomaterials. The new report,... More
Updated OECD Guidelines on Data Sharing on Nanomaterials
An updated version of the OECD guidance document series on manufactured nanomaterials has been published. The updated guidance manual document now contains a data sharing... More