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• 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

• “Wysinwyg” nanoparticles

  Into the babble of conflicting and confusing terms surrounding nanotechnology, let me introduce another one: “wysinwig nanoparticles” —what-you-see-is -NOT -what-you-get nanoparticles. It describes particles that have an annoying habit of revealing their Read More... Posted 17 July 2008 18:22 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 4 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Aggregation, Coagulation, Agglomeration, Nanotechnology, Risks, Safety, Toxicology, Health, Measurement, Metrics, Titanium dioxide, De-agglomeration

• 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

• Safe nanotechnology in the workplace: A practical guide

  This week, BSI (the national standards body of the U.K.) published what is perhaps the most practical guide to working safely with engineered nanomaterials to date. “ Nanotechnologies – Part 2: Guide to safe handling and disposal of manufactured nanomaterials Read More... Posted 18 January 2008 02:59 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 4 Comments Filed under: Exposure, Risks, Safety, Health, Measurement, Standards, Disposal

• Nanotechnology: The cause, the cure, and the spin-off product

  What do Alzheimers and body armour have in common? The answer could lie in the structures formed when proteins self-assemble at the nanoscale. At the end of last year, The Daily Telegraph Science Editor Roger Highfield wrote in an article: “The protein Read More... Posted 11 January 2008 21:40 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 0 Comments Filed under: Risks, Benefits, Policy, Safety, Health, Research, Amyloid

• 2007 - A personal nanotechnology retrospective

  It’s been a long slog, but the end of 2007 is in sight. A year of endless meetings, papers by the bunch, and more frequent flyer miles than any sane person should rack up (got to get that Carbon footprint under control). But did this all add up to progress Read More... Posted 28 December 2007 20:44 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Hazard, Risk, Public engagement, Dialogue, Outreach, Risks, Twinkies, Engagement, Policy, Congress, Safety, Informal Education, Regulation, Industry, Envrionment, Health, Business, Oversight, Research, Good Practices, Consumer Products

• Nano’s silver lining is… Blue?

  So you’ve developed an obsessive nano-silver Benny the Bear paw-chewing habit, and on the advice of your hairdresser , you’re quaffing silver nanoparticle suspensions by the pint. What do you get? Well, according to a story airing on CNN this week, what Read More... Posted 22 December 2007 15:01 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 2 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Perception, Safety, Health, Nano Silver, Consumer Products, Argyria

• 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

• Animating the small stuff

  Are nanotechnology Grand Challenges too grand for you? Do Strategic Research Frameworks lead to you contemple a strategic withdrawal? Have you prioritized just one too many research needs? You are clearly in need of The Adventures of Nanoman —now available Read More... Posted 01 December 2007 13:07 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 2 Comments Filed under: Exposure, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk, Safety, Industry, Health, Video, Animation, Measurement, Dustiness, Good Practices

• 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