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• A lotta money, but is it enough?

  $38 million! The number keeps floating before my eyes; a retinal imprint from the press release. $38 million for nanotechnology environmental impact research, courtesy of the folks at the U.S. National Science Foundation and Environmental Protection Agency. Read More... Posted 23 September 2008 05:19 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 6 Comments Filed under: Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk, Envrionment, Research, Funding

• Nano-silver: Old problems or new challenges?

  The SafeNANO blog is no stranger to the use (and possible abuse) of nanometre-scale silver—products ranging from silver-enhanced socks and toothpaste to plush toys and cure-alls have all appeared in the spotlight recently. With each passing month, the Read More... Posted 09 September 2008 19:32 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Exposure, Hazard, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk, Policy, Safety, Envrionment, Health, Oversight, Research, Nano Silver, Argyria, Strategy, Nanotoxicology

• Nano-sunscreens leave their mark

  Painted metal roofs are cheap, convenient, and usually very durable. But over the past two years, a rash of accelerated ageing has blighted pre-painted steel roofing in Australia. And intriguingly the ageing—which affects the coating—seems to be localized Read More... Posted 21 June 2008 20:57 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 6 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Exposure, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Safety, Envrionment, Sunscreen, Titanium dioxide, Free Radicals, Hydroxyl

• A shift in emphasis for the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative

  Emulated around the world, the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) has set the pace for government-driven nanotechnology research and development. Yet as the science and technology of working at the nanoscale mature, the challenges of transforming Read More... Posted 06 June 2008 18:24 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Nanotechnology, Risk, Benefits, Policy, Congress, Safety, Envrionment, Sustainability, Strategy, Senate

• Smart materials; smart choices?

  Why nano? Why care? For non-nanotech initiates, an obsession with nanotechnology must sometimes seem a bizarre occupation of the sad and lonely. And even within the nanotechnology community, who hasn’t had occasional doubts over the legitimacy of singling Read More... Posted 31 May 2008 20:39 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 2 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Hazard, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risks, Benefits, Carbon Nanotubes, Regulation, Envrionment, Research, innovation, Asbestos, Novel materials

• Nano-silver: Looking a little tarnished?

  The author Neal Stephenson got it wrong—at least, if this week’s nano-news is anything to go by! In his landmark 1995 novel “The Diamond Age,” Stephenson described a future built on nano-innovation. But thirteen years later, nanotechnology seems to be Read More... Posted 02 May 2008 02:59 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Exposure, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Safety, Regulation, Envrionment, Health, Oversight, Uncertainty, Nano Silver

• UK Government’s second nano risk research report

  When it comes to addressing the potential risks of engineered nanomaterials, no-one can accuse the UK Government of not having a plan. Today’s publication of the report “Characterizing the potential risks posed by engineered nanoparticles. A second UK Read More... Posted 19 December 2007 16:14 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Exposure, Hazard, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Public engagement, Engagement, Benefits, Policy, Safety, Toxicology, Regulation, Industry, Envrionment, Health, Oversight, Research, Measurement

• Overseeing nanotechnology development

  If you’ve ever wondered how to deal with the complexities of regulating a twenty first century technology like nanotechnology, wonder no more. Last week, President Bush’s top advisors on science and the environment published a set of “ principles for Read More... Posted 18 November 2007 16:33 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Nanotechnology, Safety, Regulation, Industry, Envrionment, Health, Business, Oversight