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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
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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
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http://www.nanowerk.com/
The world's best source for finding nanomaterials from worldwide nanotechnology suppliers. The database currently contains 1,726 nanoparticles from 122
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suppliers , from nanotubes and fullerenes to elements, compounds, nanowires and quantum dots. The largest, best-structured, up to date and easy to navigate Nanotechnology Directory with currently 2,631 world-wide links to laboratories, associations, networks and business-to- business companies involved in nanotechnology. Our newsletter: a must-read source for nanoprofessionals and nanonovices alike who want to stay informed about fundamental research and the latest developments on nanotechnology environmental, health and safety issues. Nanotechnology Spotlight: Behind the buzz and the hype: Our daily Nanowerk-exclusive nanotechnology feature article. What's hot and new from around the globe. Some stories are more like an introduction to nanotechnology, some are about understanding current developments, and some are advanced reviews of l
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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
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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!
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http://royalsociety.org/displaypagedoc.asp?id=22538
RSpolicydocument35/06
Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties
TwoyearreviewofprogressonGovernmentactions:Joint
academies’responsetotheCouncilforScienceandTechnology’s
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callforevidence
Summary of key points
• Incommissioningour2004reportonnanotechnologiestheUKGovernmentwasrecognised
internationallyashavingtakentheleadinencouragingtheresponsibledevelopmentofnanotechnologies.
However,itslackofprogressontheactionsidentifiedinourreport–particularlyinaddressingthe
uncertaintiesaboutthehealthandenvironmentalimpactsofnanomaterials–meansthatthisearly
advantagehasbeenlost.WeurgetheGovernmenttodedicatemoreresourcestothisareainthenext
twoyearsandcompensatefortheslowprogresstodate.
• Weareseriouslyconcernedatthelackofprogressmadeinimprovingtheunderstandingofthepotential
healthandenvironmentalimpactsoffreenanoparticlesandnanotubes.TheUKGovernment’sregulators
havethemselvesconcludedthattheycannotdeterminewhethercurrentregulationsareadequateuntil
theknowledgegapsar
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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-25-2007/0004668999&EDATE=
Americans Look to Government to Ensure Safety of New Technology WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National survey findings released today
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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
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http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=805
This item is in: Materials > Nanostructure control of materials Edited by R H J Hannink and A J Hill, CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology,
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Australia - reviews key developments in nanotechnology and their impact on various materials - edited by leading experts in the field The ability to measure and manipulate matter on the nanometer level is making possible a new generation of materials with enhanced mechanical, optical, transport and magnetic properties. This important book summarises key developments in nanotechnology and their impact on the processing of metals, polymers, composites and ceramics. After a brief introduction, a number of chapters discuss the practical issues involved in the commercial production and use of nanomaterials. Other chapters review ways of nanoengineering steel, aluminium and titanium alloys. Elsewhere the book discusses the use of nanoengineered metal hydrides to store hydrogen as an energy source, and the development of nanopolymers for batt
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http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?n=80381-nanotechnology-biosensor-pathogen
08/10/2007 - A prototype nanotechnology-engineered biosensor could help processors detect multiple pathogens faster and more accurately than current devices.
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The device, which was developed by scientists Yang Liu, Shantanu Chakrabartty and Evangelyn Alocilja at Michigan State University, can also measure the amount of pathogen contamination on a particular food or machine, giving processors more data to determine the extent of a problem. Their research was published in the 24 October issue of the Nanotechnology journal. Their paper describes how the nano-biosensor works as a molecular transistor, triggered by the presence of specific pathogens on an immunosensor. The transistor works by processing data through fundamental logic gates. The logic gates operate by converting binding events between an antigen and an antibody into a measurable electrical signal using polyaniline nanowires as the transducer. The logic gates are created by patterning antibodies at different spatial locations
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http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=2764.php
In continuing news, there is a growing debate on whether current laws and regulations, both in the US and abroad, need to be strengthened as they relate
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to nanotechnology. On one side, experts argue that nanomaterials, which are making their way into the marketplace today, are possibly harmful to consumers and the environment, so stronger and new laws are needed to ensure they are safe.
On the other side, different experts argue that more regulation will slow down the pace of business and innovation in nanotechnology, or that self-regulation is the answer, or other opposing positions.
The paper draws out the core issues behind the debate and explains that there is more at stake than merely environmental, health and safety (EHS) worries or business interests, as it first appears.
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http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=5059&ntid=&pg=1
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are two of the hottest fields in research, investment, and manufacturing. Some hail nanotechnology as enabling "The Next
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Industrial Revolution."
But how many Americans know what nanotechnology is? Does the U.S. public feel that the potential benefits of nanotechnology will outweigh potential risks? Who do people trust to monitor the safety of new technologies? And will they use food storage containers and food products enhanced with nanotechnology?
These questions were part of a representative national telephone survey of adults conducted in August 2007. It repeats a similar poll carried out last year -- which found that only one in 10 Americans had heard a lot about nanotechnology.
Results from the poll -- as well as from two complementary focus group discussions conducted among adult men and women about nanotechnology and food -- will be released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies on Tuesday, September 25th at 12:30 p.m. at a program and liv
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http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=5202&ntid=&pg=1
The Nanoethics Group today announced that it has been invited to speak next week at the International Congress of Nanotechnology (ICNT) 2007 in San Francisco,
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one of the industry's largest global gatherings. Patrick Lin, Ph.D., director of The Nanoethics Group and visiting assistant professor at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo), is scheduled to make his presentation "Superman vs. Frankenstein's Monster: The Debate on Human Enhancement Technologies" on November 6 at 3:15 pm in the Environmental, Health & Safety track of the conference (track B). Nanotechnology is expected to deliver applications to dramatically improve medical aid, some of which can also enhance "normal" human capabilities. The US military is already working on such innovations as an exoskeleton that gives superhuman abilities to its bearer, such as being able to leap walls in a single bound or change from flexible fabric into armor. Other performance-enhancing technologies may include
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