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Nanoparticles, human health hazard and regulation
Nanotechnology continues to be forecast to reap massive global benefits across multiple sectors. An article published within the Journal of the Royal Society 'Interface', presents... More
Nanotech-enabled consumer products top the 1000 mark
Over 1,000 nanotechnology-enabled products have been made available to consumers around the world, according to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN). The most recent update... More
Nano-Sunscreens: Issue continues to be controversially discussed
Only a few days after the release of the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) "2009 Sunscreen Investigation" report, a coalition of public interest groups including Friends... More
Chinese researchers link nanoparticle exposure to pulmonary fibrosis in workers
Researchers in China have for the first time claimed a concrete link between exposure to nanoparticles in adhesive paint and development of severe pulmonary fibrosis... More
Russian President Orders Probe into State Firms including Rusnano
President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday ordered Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and the head of the Kremlin’s oversight department, Konstantin Chuichenko, to open an investigation into... More
Regulating Nanotechnologies in the EU and US: Towards Effectiveness and Convergence
Regulating Nanotechnologies in the EU and US is a collaborative research project to investigate the regulatory challenges posed by nanotechnologies and to assess the effectiveness... More
EPA to Issue Mandatory Data Collection Rule for Many Nanomaterials
During the last reporting period of November 2008 to May 2009, the Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) continued to discuss nanoscale materials and EPA’s Nanoscale Materials... More
NanoCare final report provides insights of international impact
The German Federal Minstry of Education and Research draws first conclusions from the research done within the NanoCare project on the effects of manufactured nanomaterials.... More