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  Cheaper and More Effective Vaccine Using Nanoparticles 

  http://www.azonano.com/News.asp?NewsID=4961

  In this edition of AZoNano News, as well as bringing you the latest news from the international Nanotechnology industry, we’ll be talking with three extraordinary nanotechnologists - Regan Stinnett from ... Sandia National Laboratories, Robert Giasolli the Secretary of MANCEF and David Tolfree, MANCEF's vice president about a range of subjects including the commercialization and exploitation of nanotechnology to produce extraordinary products. We’ll also hear how the ultimate spin doctors are measuring atomic spin, how Russian military researchers are making their bombs bigger with nanotechnology and how NASA are making hot chips much, much hotter. Good news for public health: Bioengineering researchers from the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, have developed and patented a nanoparticle that can deliver vaccines more effectively, with fewer side effects, and at a fraction of the cost of current vaccine technologies. Described in an article appearing online September 16 in the journal Natur   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 18 September 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Government criticized over nanotech research efforts 

  http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/news/ng.asp?n=79817-nanotechnology-government-cosmetics

  9/17/2007 - As the number of cosmetic products using nanotechnology multiply, leading scientists have criticized government for failing to develop an adequate strategy for managing the health and environmental ... risks posed by the technology. The Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies described the latest federal government report, published in August, as a "'nano step forward" and "a simple - and even simplistic - list of priorities." The comments contibute to calls for greater regulation and add to growing public concern over the government's failure to take the potential risks surrounding nanotechnology seriously. The eight-page Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Subcommittee (NSET) report contains a list of 12 priority topics related to research areas including human health and the environment, and identified plugging research gaps and the development of a strategy to address research priorities as the next steps. Both the Wilson Center and the American S   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 18 September 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Brave new risks of nanotechnology 

  http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/a0bbffa6-65fa-11dc-9fbb-0000779fd2ac.html

  Never underestimate the ability of an American consumer to overestimate risk: when it comes to food, toys and drugs, we Americans think we have a fundamental constitutional right to total safety. A dab ... of lead paint here, a spot of e-coli there, the slightest whiff of risk (however infinitesimally small) spells doom in the market. Consumer hysteria feeds on itself, and soon the whole nation is throwing out its toys. But the panic over Chinese imports, which could spawn years of lawsuits and reams of government regulations, may pale by comparison with an even bigger consumer crisis on the horizon: the battle over the risks and rewards of nanotechnology. The science of these Franken-molecules is still in its infancy, but already nanoparticles are being used or developed for use in consumer products from sunscreen to stain-proof ties, stink-free refrigerators, and contact lenses that change colour according to blood-sugar levels (allowing diabetics to test their blood by simply looking   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 19 September 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: "Nanotechnology, Not Just for Geeks" 

  http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=25342

  Abstract: Updated Consumer Inventory Pinpoints Surge in Health & Fitness Products, Use of Silver Nanotechnology, Not Just for Geeks Washington, DC | Posted on October 2nd, 2007 Say "nanotechnology," and ... geeks imagine iPhones, laptops and flash drives. But more than 60 percent of the 580 products in a newly updated inventory of nanotechnology consumer products are such "un-geeky" items as tennis racquets, clothing, and health products. Maintained by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at , the updated inventory includes Head NanoTitanium Tennis Racquets, Eddie Bauer Water Shorts with Nano-Dry technology, Nano-In Foot Deodorant Powder/Spray, and Burt's Bees sunscreen with "natural Titanium Dioxide mineral micronized into a nano sized particle." Since the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies launched the world's first online inventory of manufacturer-identified nanotech goods in March 2006, the number of items has increased 175 percent-from 220 to 580 products. There are 356 products   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 3 October 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Call for Greater Freedom for Nanotechnology Researchers and Scientists 

  http://www.azonano.com/News.asp?NewsID=5496

  The third Podcast in the Nanotechnology Victoria Series focuses on Nanotechnology investment and commercialisation and presents the views of six key stakeholders on the crucial issues around how Nanotechnology ... can be taken from the laboratory and translated into successful commercial outcomes. This podcast describes the experiences of people at different stages of the investment cycle and demonstrates that a key element for success is a big market opportunity, effective execution and a passionate team. In this edition of AZoNano News, as well as bringing you the latest news from the international Nanotechnology industry, we'll hear how nanotechnology is helping to prevent heart attacks, reducing the threat of friendly fire in battle and how new technology is helping to make building materials that repair themselves. In this week's interview AZoNano's David Freund talks with Tomas Bauer from Silex Microsystems about their capabilities and the future of MEMS and nanotechnologies.. In his   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 10 December 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Untitled Page 

  http://www.nano.drexel.edu/

  Welcome to the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute (DNI). The DNI coordinates and develops efforts at Drexel University in the broad and interdisciplinary area of nanoscale science and engineering, including ... research, undergraduate and graduate education, technology transfer, outreach, and dissemination. Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Drexel Nanotechnology Discovery Workshop. Missed it? - View the web cast at any time, - Read the abstracts (PDF), - Or scroll through the presentation slides (PDF). Warning: this is a large (30 MB) file . NSF-IGERT Ph.D. fellowships available for the 2007-2008 academic year. Contact us for more information. Want to get involved with the DNI? Visit the facilities tab above to find out about the Materials and Nanotechnology Consortium. To learn more about Nanotechnology, click here . The Nanomaterials Handbook is now available! Click here to order your discounted copy!   [More...] [Less...]

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  Nano-dialogues: Draft Report [pdf]

  http://practicalaction.org/docs/ia4/nano-dialogues-2006-report.pdf

  Globalisation and the diffusion of nanotechnologies to help the poor The Role of New Technologies in Potable Water Provision: A Stakeholder Workshop Approach Can Nanotechnologies ... help achieve the millennium development target of halving the number of people without access to clean water by 2015? “We hope one of the outcomes will be a sustained dialogue between scientists and end users that enables new technology to deliver on human needs rather than be driven by market wants.” David J. Grimshaw, Jack Stilgoe, and Lawrence D. Gudza October, 2006. Report on the Nano-Dialogues held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 15, 16 and 22 July 2006. Globalisation and the diffusion of nanotechnologies to help the poor Page 0 Globalisation and the diffusion of nanotechnologies to help the poor Page 1 Globalisation and the diffusion of nanotechnologies to help the poor Table of Contents Executive Summary ...........   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 7 April 2008, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Response to CST nano call for evidence [pdf]

  http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id=22538

  RSpolicydocument35/06 Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties TwoyearreviewofprogressonGovernmentactions:Joint academies’responsetotheCouncilforScienceandTechnology’s callforevidence ... Summary of key points • Incommissioningour2004reportonnanotechnologiestheUKGovernmentwasrecognised internationallyashavingtakentheleadinencouragingtheresponsibledevelopmentofnanotechnologies. However,itslackofprogressontheactionsidentifiedinourreport–particularlyinaddressingthe uncertaintiesaboutthehealthandenvironmentalimpactsofnanomaterials–meansthatthisearly advantagehasbeenlost.WeurgetheGovernmenttodedicatemoreresourcestothisareainthenext twoyearsandcompensatefortheslowprogresstodate. • Weareseriouslyconcernedatthelackofprogressmadeinimprovingtheunderstandingofthepotential healthandenvironmentalimpactsoffreenanoparticlesandnanotubes.TheUKGovernment’sregulators havethemselvesconcludedthattheycannotdeterminewhethercurrentregulationsareadequateuntil theknowledgegapsar   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 7 April 2008, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Europe is world's largest investor in nanotech 

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  With €1.4 billion allocated to 550 projects in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnology, the EU's 6th Research Framework Program accounts for one-third of total public funding for nanotechnology and ... is the world's largest single funding agency worldwide for this field. A recent report, focused on the implementation of the 2005 Action Plan for Nanotechnology, shows the strategic importance of nanotechnology and the contribution this field of science can make to the quality of life and economic well-being of Europeans; for example, through revolutionary activities in key areas such as materials, electronics and medicine. The European Commission announced last week that it is committed to an integrated and responsible approach to developing nanotechnologies, taking into account all aspects - safety, acceptance by society, ethical implications and so on. Nanotechnology is a broad term that has applications in many fields of science - biology, electronics, materials, medicine - but br   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 19 September 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Poll Reveals Public Awareness of Nanotech Stuck at Low Level 

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  Americans Look to Government to Ensure Safety of New Technology WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National survey findings released today indicate that Americans' awareness of nanotechnology ... remains low. Popular awareness is nearly as small as the tiny nanoscale materials and nano-enabled devices and products now flowing onto the market from this rapidly progressing technology that experts believe will usher in a new industrial revolution. The poll also finds that most Americans continue to prefer that government, not industry, oversee and manage risks associated with advances in new areas of science and technology like nanotech, even though public confidence in U.S. regulatory agencies overall is declining. The poll, a follow up to a similar poll conducted last year, surveyed 1,014 U.S. adults by telephone on August 27-28. It, as well as the prior poll, was commissioned by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies ( http://www.nanotechproject.org ) at the Woodrow Wilson I   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 25 September 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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