Nanotechnology
Information on Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology
Nanotechnology is an experimental process that manipulates matter at the "nanoscale" (down to 1/100,000 the width of human hair) to create new products and materials. The nanoparticles in these products are so small, they can leach through our skin and cell and tissue membranes and spread through the environment in unpredictable ways.
Synthetic Biology is the design and construction of new biological parts, devices and systems that do not exist in the natural world and the redesign of existing biological systems to perform specific tasks.
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October 5, 2009
TINY they may be, but carbon nanotubes have found a remarkable range of uses, from stretchy loudspeakers to artificial photosynthesis. Now use as a fertiliser can be added to the list. Read more
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September 9, 2009
Nanomaterials are an industrial revolution in a microcosm, with the potential to yield extraordinary health, environmental, and other global social benefits. Read more
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September 13, 2009
In determining the safety of improbably small materials known as nanoparticles, special properties associated with some of the very smallest particles may be the key, scientists said on Sunday. Read more
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September 17, 2009
EPA is taking several steps that could result in a stricter approach for addressing nanomaterials than the Bush administration, including crafting new toxics rules in the wake of lackluster results from the last administration's voluntary... Read more
Scientific Study
August 20, 2009
Nano materials generate great benefits as well as new potential risks. Animal studies and in vitro experiments show that nano particles can result in lung damage and other toxicity, but no reports on the clinical toxicity in humans due to nano... Read more
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September 1, 2009
A new technology is introduced that proponents claim will provide more nutritious food. Industry races ahead bringing applications to market with little or no government oversight. Scientists grope to understand impacts on human health and the... Read more
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August 24, 2009
University of Ulster scientists are to examine a link between some man-made nanoparticles, such as those found in sunscreens, and Alzheimer's disease. Read more
Scientific Study
August 12, 2009
Nanoparticles are very small materials usually made from carbon or metals. They are increasingly used in far-ranging applications such as consumer products, medical therapies and industrial processes. Because of their small sizes, nanoparticles... Read more
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July 23, 2009
Are we ready to trust policymakers and scientists as they judge the potential and acceptability of nanotechnologies? Read more
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July 11, 2009
It's a beautiful summer day. You pull on your stain-resistant cargo shorts and odor-resistant hiking socks, gulp down an energy-boosting supplement, slather yourself with sunscreen and head out for a ramble in the woods. Are you poisoning yourself... Read more
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