• Nanozyme destroys virus in human cells and in mice

    Updated: 2012-07-30 18:14:49
    Nanotechnology combines an enzyme and a DNA molecule on the surface of gold nanoparticles to destroy hepatitis C virus in human cells and in a mouse model of disease.

  • If you can’t say anything nice …

    Updated: 2012-07-30 16:30:38
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.  EDF intern Lydia Kaprelian assisted with the analysis of trade association statements reported in this post. In response to last week’s noteworthy mark-up of the Safe Chemicals Act, six major trade associations issued statements commenting on the event (see links at the end of this post).  I was [...]

  • 3D printers as universal chemistry sets for nanotechnology

    Updated: 2012-07-26 22:08:13
    Researchers have configured a 3D printer as an inexpensive, automated discovery platform for synthetic chemistry. A road to more complex molecular building blocks for nanotechnology?

  • Resources for today's historic markup of the Safe Chemicals Act

    Updated: 2012-07-25 11:30:13
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Today's the day:  At or about 10 am EDT this morning, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will take up a major amendment offered by Senator Lautenberg to his Safe Chemicals Act, which would for the first time overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). [UPDATE Wednesday [...]

  • A pivotal moment for TSCA reform

    Updated: 2012-07-24 11:57:09
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. We have reached a pivotal moment in the quest for meaningful reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA):  On Wednesday the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will mark up a new and improved version of the Safe Chemicals Act.  To my knowledge, this will be the [...]

  • NANOYOU video introduces nanotechnology to students and others

    Updated: 2012-07-23 18:28:50
    A European Commission-funded video and education portal introduces nanotechnology to students and others.

  • Cold and Ultracold Molecules

    Updated: 2012-07-19 00:00:00
    Conference: 19 Nov 2012 - 23 Nov 2012, Obergugl, Austria. Organized by European Science Foundation.

  • FDA Bill Signed by President Includes Nanotechnology Provision

    Updated: 2012-07-18 23:46:52
    Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Law Blog : Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotech and Chemical Legal Developments Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Federal FDA Bill Signed by President Includes Nanotechnology Provision FDA Bill Signed by President Includes Nanotechnology Provision Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On July 9, 2012, President Barack Obama signed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act P.L . 112-144 The Act authorizes the U.S . Food and Drug Administration FDA to collect user fees from industry to fund reviews of innovator drugs , medical devices , generic drugs

  • EPA Extends Due Date for Comments on Nanosilver Registration Review

    Updated: 2012-07-17 06:57:13
    According to a July 10, 2012, memorandum added to the registration review docket for nanosilver, the Federal Register notice announcing the opening of the docket erroneously listed the comment period end date as August 19, 2012. he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) memorandum states that the comment period has been extended to September 10, 2012, “to allow for a full 60-day comment period [that] is standard for registration review docket openings.”

  • New online game to design RNA molecules: advancing nanotechnology?

    Updated: 2012-07-16 19:58:34
    A new online game allows players to design RNA molecules. The most promising designs are synthesized, and the players given real-world feedback on how well their designs worked.

  • BSI Announces Standards Intended to Support the Nanotechnologies Market

    Updated: 2012-07-13 23:20:47
    Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Law Blog : Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotech and Chemical Legal Developments Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Legal Regulatory Issues BSI Announces Standards Intended to Support the Nanotechnologies Market BSI Announces Standards Intended to Support the Nanotechnologies Market Posted on July 13, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link The British Standards Institution BSI announced on July 9, 2012 the availability of three new standards and the development of a fourth standard intended to help mitigate the risks involved in manufacture and disposal of nanotechnology products . nbsp

  • NIOSH eNews Includes Nanotechnology Update

    Updated: 2012-07-12 17:02:25
    Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Law Blog : Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotech and Chemical Legal Developments Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Federal NIOSH eNews Includes Nanotechnology Update NIOSH eNews Includes Nanotechnology Update Posted on July 12, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link The July 3, 2012, edition of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH eNews includes a nanotechnology update which states that the critical question to address is whether nanomaterials pose health or safety risks to workers employed in their manufacture and industrial use . nbsp The update includes

  • SAVE THE DATE: The 2013 Foresight Technical Conference

    Updated: 2012-07-12 16:13:44
    The 2013 Foresight Technical Conference: Illuminating Atomic Precision will be held January 11-13, 2013 in Palo Alto, CA USA.

  • Atomically precise nanoparticle provides better drug delivery

    Updated: 2012-07-10 20:09:48
    Nanoparticles made from specific DNA and RNA strands, homogeneous in size, composition, and surface chemistry, proved superior to other nanoparticles in silencing gene expression in tumors in mouse experiments.

  • Annual International Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Process (CCECP 2013)

    Updated: 2012-07-10 00:00:00
    Conference: 25 Feb 2013 - 26 Feb 2013, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. Organized by Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF).

  • FDA Regulatory Control of the Drug Development Process and Investigator Responsibility in the Process

    Updated: 2012-07-10 00:00:00
    Workshop: 28 Aug 2012, San Fransisco, California, United States. Organized by Online Compliance Panel.

  • The Netherlands Publishes Report Examining the EC's Recommended Definition of Nanomaterial

    Updated: 2012-07-09 23:07:12
    Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Law Blog : Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotech and Chemical Legal Developments Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home International The Netherlands Publishes Report Examining the EC's Recommended Definition of Nanomaterial The Netherlands Publishes Report Examining the EC's Recommended Definition of Nanomaterial Posted on July 9, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM published on June 29, 2012, a report entitled Interpretation and implications of the European Commission Recommendation on the definition of

  • More evidence that protecting Americans from toxic chemicals is not a partisan issue

    Updated: 2012-07-09 20:30:27
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Another encouraging sign emerged today that efforts to ensure the chemicals we all encounter every day are safe need not fall into the partisan food fight that seems to consume so much of Washington, DC these days:  A bipartisan group of 26 Senators — more than a quarter [...]

  • EPA Opens Registration Review Docket for Nanosilver

    Updated: 2012-07-07 00:18:28
    Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Law Blog : Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotech and Chemical Legal Developments Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home Federal EPA Opens Registration Review Docket for Nanosilver EPA Opens Registration Review Docket for Nanosilver Posted on July 6, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On July 6, 2012, the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency EPA announced the establishment of a registration review docket for nanosilver EPA states that registration review is its periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for

  • EC Scientific Committee Releases Guidance on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics

    Updated: 2012-07-05 23:40:26
    Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Law Blog : Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotech and Chemical Legal Developments Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home International EC Scientific Committee Releases Guidance on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics EC Scientific Committee Releases Guidance on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics Posted on July 5, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On July 4, 2012, the European Commission EC Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety SCCS posted its Guidance on the safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics The EC requested the SCCS develop guidance on the

  • Nanotechnology and the rest of the universe

    Updated: 2012-07-04 22:39:23
    A forest of long DNA strands hanging at known positions from a thin gold foil may provide a method to detect hypothetical particles of dark matter, thought to compose 26% of the universe.

  • 2012 Summer Singularity Challenge

    Updated: 2012-07-04 06:40:48
    Thanks to the generosity of several major donors,† every donation to the Singularity Institute made now until July 31, 2012 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $150,000! Donate Now! Milestones: $0 $37.5K $75K $112.5K $150K Progress: $9,200 … Continue reading →

  • FAO/WHO Release Draft Paper on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Nanotechnologies for Comment

    Updated: 2012-07-03 23:33:25
    Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Law Blog : Lawyer Attorney Bergeson Campbell Law Firm Nanotech and Chemical Legal Developments Published By Bergeson Campbell , . P.C Regulatory legal developments involving nanotechnologies nanomaterials About Contact Services Archives Home International FAO WHO Release Draft Paper on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Nanotechnologies for Comment FAO WHO Release Draft Paper on Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Nanotechnologies for Comment Posted on July 3, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link The United Nations UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO and World Health Organization WHO have released a draft paper entitled State of the art on the initiatives and activities relevant to risk

  • Nanomachines and molecular motors can make use of thermal noise

    Updated: 2012-07-03 19:08:07
    A theoretical study shows that although thermal noise cannot be used to produce useful motion by mesoscale or macroscale machines, it can be used by nanoscale machines without violating the second law of thermodynamics.

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