The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has filed a complaint against New York based Maxfield & Oberton Holdings LLC over their Buckyballs and Buckycube desk toys subsequent to a 3-1 Commission vote approving the filing of complaint.
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The deadline for submission of abstracts for Nanosafe 2012 will
be on the 30th July.
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Nanovations has achieved the status of being one among the first carbon neutral nanotechnology producers in the globe. This achievement corroborates the company’s commitment towards decreasing the emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Researchers at Trent University launch a project to investigate the implications of silver nanoparticles in sensitive aquatic environments like lakes and rivers.
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Two provocative books about the emerging field of nanotechnology will be launched in Sydney today. Nanotechnology and Global Equality (Pan Stanford Publishing) and Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability (Taylor and Fra...
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded Tomowave Laboratories a small business innovation research (SBIR) phase I grant in order to evaluate the health risks caused due to nanotechnology applications in medicine and industry.
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If you've ever eaten from silverware or worn copper jewelry, you've been in a perfect storm in which nanoparticles were dropped into the environment, say scientists at the University of Oregon.
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Two professors from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has declared the use of sunscreens containing titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles safe for protection from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays.
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Research and Markets has included Elsevier Science and Technology's latest report titled, "Assessing Nanoparticle Risks to Human Health" in their reports archive.
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