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• Ten things everyone should know about nanotechnology safety

  [ 2020Science ]: Asked to conclude the Fourth International Conference on Nanotechnology, Occupational and Environmental Health in Helsinki this year, I rather rashly came up with the above title for my talk - thinking that I would find inspiration in Read More... Posted 31 August 2009 09:19 by bryony@safenano.org | 4 Comments Filed under: Nanotechnology, Risk, Safety, NanOEH2009, Communication

• Nanoparticle exposure and occupational lung disease – six expert perspectives on a new clinical study

  The recent tragic account of seven Chinese workers suffering—apparently—from nanoparticle-induced lung disease, is likely to raise serious concerns with anyone potentially exposed to similar particles. Yet without the benefit of insight from scientists Read More... Posted 18 August 2009 16:30 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 3 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Risk, Safety

• Tough love for science and technology innovation

  From 2020science.org : The National Research Council of the National Academies releases its review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research. And it’s not pretty. Most people Read More... Posted 13 December 2008 01:22 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 0 Comments Filed under: Nanotechnology, Risk, Policy, Oversight, Research, innovation, 2020 Science

• Toxic particles and trivial pursuits

  From 2020science.org : First impressions of the ICON EHS Database Analysis Tool What do you do this holiday season when the turkey’s lost its appeal, you’ve seen every movie worth watching ten times over, and conversational déjà-vu sets in? If you are Read More... Posted 27 November 2008 10:35 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Nanomaterials, Risk, Research, 2020 Science

• Taking a fresh look at nanomaterials

  From 2020science.org : The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution report on Novel Materials Imagine for one naïve moment that we have a pretty good handle on managing the environmental impact of existing manufactured “stuff”. Then someone comes along Read More... Posted 12 November 2008 14:25 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 3 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Risk, Novel materials, 2020 Science

• 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

• Nanotoxicologists self-assemble

  If you evaluate the toxicity of an engineered nanomaterial, how far can you trust your results? If someone else repeats your tests and gets a different answer, did they do it wrong? Did you? Or was the material used different in some subtle but nevertheless Read More... Posted 09 September 2008 12:37 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Risk, Safety, Toxicology, Measurement, Characterization, Nanotoxicology

• Value-added nanotechnology

  Amidst the cacophony of debate swirling around the true meaning of nanotechnology, I head a voice or reason last week. The voice was that of Dr. Bernd Sachweh of BASF , speaking at the European Aerosol Conference in Thessoloniki. I paraphrase, but the Read More... Posted 03 September 2008 14:34 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Exposure, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk, Benefits, Policy, Safety, Regulation, Oversight, Standards, Meetings, Novel materials, Definitions

• Lux to Nano Business: Safety Matters

  Addressing potential nanotechnology environment, health and safety (EHS) impacts up-front makes good business sense – doesn’t it? The US-based advisory firm Lux Research certainly thinks so. The latest document from the organization— “Nanomaterials State Read More... Posted 26 July 2008 01:12 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 0 Comments Filed under: Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk, Perception, Safety, Regulation, Industry, Business, Oversight, Research, Uncertainty

• Late lessons from early warnings

  As the rate of technological progress advances, are we learning the lessons of past successes and failures? And are we applying these lessons successfully to nanotechnology? In 2001, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published a seminal report on Read More... Posted 20 July 2008 17:49 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 2 Comments Filed under: Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk, Policy, Safety, Oversight, innovation, Novel materials, Emerging technologies, Late lessons

• Why nanotechnology needs John Howard—but will have to do without

  A terse statement from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today [ available here. PDF, 16 KB ] confirmed that Dr. John Howard’s tenure as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH ) will not be Read More... Posted 03 July 2008 23:08 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 1 Comments Filed under: Nanotechnology, Risk, Safety, Business, NIOSH, Funding, John Howard

• Benny the Bear comes clean

  Last December I highlighted the case of Benny the Bear—a soft toy using nano-silver to give it antimicrobial properties ( Benny the Bear, and the case of the disappearing nanoparticles ). It appeared at the time that the manufacturer was being rather Read More... Posted 28 June 2008 21:28 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 5 Comments Filed under: Nanoparticles, Risk, Policy, Safety, Business, Oversight, Uncertainty, Nano Silver, Consumer Products

• Synthetic biology, ethics and the hacker culture

  Read Thomas L. Friedman’s “The World is Flat” or Neal Stephenson’s “Cryptonomicon”, and you get a glimpse into how the hacker culture that emerged at the tail end of the twentieth century revolutionized the digital world. Will a confluence of emerging Read More... Posted 13 June 2008 19:36 by andrew.maynard@physics.org | 6 Comments Filed under: Nanotechnology, Risk, Public engagement, Outreach, Risks, Perception, Engagement, Policy, Safety, Regulation, Oversight, Research, Synthetic Biology, Sustainability, Hacking, Biopunk, Synbio

• 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