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US Federal Scientists Confirm: Nanoscale Sunscreen Ingredients Do not Penetrate Healthy Skin
A team of scientists from the United States Food and Drug Administration and the National Cancer Institute have found that nanoscale titanium dioxide used in... More
Australian National Enabling Technologies Strategy for a Responsible Development of Nanotechnologies
The Australian Government is introducing a comprehensive national framework to guide the safe and responsible development of new technologies such as nanotechnology and biotechnology as... More
Do We Face New Asbestos Risks Through Nanotechnologies? Article in "Versicherungswirtschaft"
Manufactured nanomaterials possibly carry unexpected health risks. Carbon nanotubes, for example, are under suspicion to cause a specific kind of cancer. Although there is no... More
Communication Tools for Nanomaterial Products Along the Value Chain
Companies producing goods that contain nanomaterials need to find tools that will allow them to transfer information about the risk management of such materials down... More
Postulate to the Swiss Federal Council: Need for Nanotech Legislation
In a postulate of December 10, 2009, the Swiss Federal Council is requested to re-assess the need for legislatory action concerning manufactured nanomaterials and their... More
Public Perception of Nano Risks Shifting? FramingNano Governance Platform Proposing How to Include Public Concerns
A study in the January 2010 Journal of Nanoparticle Research reports that there are indications that public perceptions of nanotechnology risks might be shifting away... More
Insufficient Nanosafety Practices in Research Laboratories
Researchers at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, found, by conducting an online survey, that most researchers who handle nanomaterials that could become airborne do not... More
Review of Key Developments in 2009 in Nanotechnology Safety Research
In its first feature article of 2010, SAFENANO provides a summary of key nanoEHS developments from 2009, and considers how these are likely to shape... More