• The potentially world-changing research that no one knows about

    Updated: 2012-10-29 19:55:44
    Too much reliance on opportunity-based research could significantly hinder scientific advancement. We have the ability now to explore the specifics of potential future technologies, and the knowledge gained could, in turn, add useful and possibly surprising priorities for research today.

  • National Academies Releases Report on Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels

    Updated: 2012-10-26 23:10:55
    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 National Academies Releases Report on Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels National Academies Releases Report on Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels Posted on October 26, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On October 24, 2012, the National Academies released a report entitled Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels which was produced at the request of the U.S . Department of Energy DOE According to the report , biofuels made from algae could

  • EC Begins Public Consultation On Discussion Paper Addressing The New Challenges For Risk Assessment

    Updated: 2012-10-25 23:37:23
    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 Begins Public Consultation On Discussion Paper Addressing The New Challenges For Risk Assessment EC Begins Public Consultation On Discussion Paper Addressing The New Challenges For Risk Assessment Posted on October 25, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On October 19, 2012, the European Comission EC began a public consultation on a preliminary opinion entitled Addressing the New Challenges for Risk Assessment The Inter-Committee Coordination Group of

  • No way to treat our kids: Formaldehyde, flame retardants and other toxics exceed safe levels in air and dust in day care centers

    Updated: 2012-10-25 21:02:12
    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. A study conducted by the State of California [Update 10-26-12:  The study was funded by the California Air Resources Board and conducted by Asa Bradman and colleagues at the Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health at UC Berkeley] – described as “the first comprehensive study in child care centers [...]

  • ImagineNano 2013

    Updated: 2012-10-23 00:00:00
    Conference/exhibition: 23 Apr 2013 - 26 Apr 2013, Bilbao, Spain. Organized by Phantoms Foundation.

  • Singularity Summit 2012 on KTVU2

    Updated: 2012-10-20 10:23:05
    Singularity Summit 2012 coverage on television. The full set of videos from the Summit will be uploaded at Fora.tv starting in a week or two. PolicyMic also has coverage of the Summit.

  • Responsible innovation – some lessons from nanotechnology

    Updated: 2012-10-19 08:40:08
    A few weeks ago I gave a lecture at the University of Nottingham to a mixed audience of nanoscientists and science and technology studies scholars with the title “Responsible innovation – some lessons from nanotechnology”. The lecture was recorded, and the audio can be downloaded, together with the slides, from the Nottingham STS website. Some [...]

  • ECHA Will Hold Webinar on REACH Registration Dossiers for Nanomaterials and Creates Nanomaterials Working Group

    Updated: 2012-10-18 23:34:00
    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 ECHA Will Hold Webinar on REACH Registration Dossiers for Nanomaterials and Creates Nanomaterials Working Group ECHA Will Hold Webinar on REACH Registration Dossiers for Nanomaterials and Creates Nanomaterials Working Group Posted on October 18, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On October 30, 2012 the European Chemicals Agency ECHA will hold a webinar entitled How to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials under REACH Part I : nbsp Characterisation of

  • New Volunteer Platform Launch

    Updated: 2012-10-15 09:58:01
    Our new volunteer platform is up and running! For the past couple of months we thought hard about how to improve our volunteer program. After evaluating a number of different volunteer management platforms we decided to partner with Youtopia, a … Continue reading →

  • Physics in Healthcare

    Updated: 2012-10-15 00:00:00
    Conference: 31 Oct 2012, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, United Kingdom.

  • Biomolecular Thermodynamics

    Updated: 2012-10-15 00:00:00
    Conference: 26 Nov 2012 - 27 Nov 2012, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, United Kingdom. Organized by IOP Biological Physics Group.

  • Nanotechnology Education: Four Ways You Can Make A Contribution

    Updated: 2012-10-12 19:14:17
    Scientists, engineers, and enthusiasts can help bolster the understanding of and enthusiasm for nanotechnology in local communities with a little help from National Chemistry Week (October 21st-27th) and other user-friendly, volunteer programs.

  • Potassium Titanium Oxide SNUR Bans Manufacture of Particle Size Less Than 100 nm

    Updated: 2012-10-11 23:08:13
    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 Potassium Titanium Oxide SNUR Bans Manufacture of Particle Size Less Than 100 nm Potassium Titanium Oxide SNUR Bans Manufacture of Particle Size Less Than 100 nm Posted on October 11, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link On October 5, 2012, the U.S . Environmental Protection Agency EPA promulgated a final significant new use rule SNUR for potassium titanium oxide , which was previously the subject of a consent order under Section 5(e of the Toxic Substances

  • EPA Announces RCC Nanotechnology Webinar and Requests Nominations for Case Studies

    Updated: 2012-10-11 00:07:12
    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 Federal EPA Announces RCC Nanotechnology Webinar and Requests Nominations for Case Studies EPA Announces RCC Nanotechnology Webinar and Requests Nominations for Case Studies Posted on October 10, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link The Canada-U.S . Regulatory Cooperation Council RCC will hold a webinar on November 28, 2012 on its RCC Nanotechnology Work Plan Canada and the U.S . created the RCC to align better their regulatory approaches in a number of areas , including

  • Metal-organic frameworks provide large molecular cages for nanotechnology

    Updated: 2012-10-10 19:09:46
    Mailing List Signup Search About Foresight Blog News Events Roadmap About Nanotechnology Resources Facebook Contact Nanoparticles deliver cargo inside mitochondria Metal-organic frameworks provide large molecular cages for nanotechnology Metal-organic frameworks MOFs are back in the news again . A few months ago we cited the use of MOFs by Canadian chemists to self-assemble a molecular wheel on an axis in a solid material . More recently chemists at Northwestern University have used MOFs to set a world record for surface area . From A world record for highest-surface-area materials Northwestern University researchers have broken a world record by creating two new synthetic materials with the greatest amount of surface areas reported to . date Named NU-109 and NU-110, the materials belong

  • ICCM3 Adds Measures Concerning Nanotechnologies And Manufactured Nanomaterials To Global Plan Of Action

    Updated: 2012-10-09 22:45:45
    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 ICCM3 Adds Measures Concerning Nanotechnologies And Manufactured Nanomaterials To Global Plan Of Action ICCM3 Adds Measures Concerning Nanotechnologies And Manufactured Nanomaterials To Global Plan Of Action Posted on October 9, 2012 by Lynn L . Bergeson Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link During the Third International Conference on Chemicals Management ICCM3 which was held September 17-21, 2012, participants agreed to add the measures concerning nanotechnologies and manufactured

  • Nanoparticles deliver cargo inside mitochondria

    Updated: 2012-10-09 21:07:04
    Optimizing the size and charge of nanoparticles engineered from polymers delivers drugs directly to mitochondria, effectively treating cells with drugs for a variety of diseases.

  • Review of molecular machines for nanotechnology

    Updated: 2012-10-05 18:41:47
    A brief article reviews several types of molecular machines that chemists have built to mimic biology and provide movement for future types of nanotechnology.

  • Assembling biomolecular nanomachines: a path to a nanofactory?

    Updated: 2012-10-04 16:34:19
    A "cut and paste" method uses an atomic force microscope to assemble protein and DNA molecules to form arbitrarily complex patterns on a surface. Developing this approach to form enzymatic assembly lines could be a path toward a general purpose nanofactory.

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