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Views of U.S. Nanoscientists Differ from Those of the General Public

When it comes to regulating nanotechnology - a burgeoning global industry with wide-ranging potential applications - a new study led by professors Dietram Scheufele at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Elizabeth Co...

19 Jun 2009

Doing Nanoscience Research in Emerging India

A lecture by one of India's most distinguished scientists will be the highlight of this year's Armourers and Brasiers' Cambridge Forum, to be hosted by the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy next Tuesday 9 June.

5 Jun 2009

Conference Offers the Opportunity to Discuss Recent Developments in Nanotechnology Regulation

5th International NanoRegulation Conference offers the opportunity to discuss recent developments in nano regulation and assess possible regulatory consequences for consumers and the industry.

4 Jun 2009

Sweeping Review of Current Regulations Regarding Nanomaterials

According to a previous communication of the European Commission (EC) to the Parliament on regulatory aspects of nanomaterials [1], "current legislation covers in principle the potential health, safety and environme...

4 Jun 2009

Carleton University RGI Produces Report on Approaches to Regulatory Governance of Nanotechnology

The Regulatory Governance Initiative (RGI) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada has recently produced a report entitled: "International Approaches to the Regulatory Governance of Nanotechnology". ...

15 May 2009

Growing Nanotechnology Market in Australia Requires Urgent Regulation

The rapidly growing nanotechnology market in Australia requires urgent regulation to protect the health and safety of workers and consumers, say unions. Nanotechnology is hailed as a having enormous potential in the c...

14 Apr 2009

Innovative Approach to Removing or Reducing Toxic Chemicals in Products Sold in California

Cal/EPA's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) today announced the selection of 27 members to the state's new Green Ribbon Science Panel, an advisory panel created for California's Green Chemistry program, an in...

10 Apr 2009

Report Addresses Regulatory Oversight for The Next Biotech Revolution

The safety of early applications of synthetic biology may be adequately addressed by the existing regulatory framework for biotechnology, especially in contained laboratories and manufacturing facilities. But further adv...

25 Mar 2009

CEO of Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies Outlines Main Tasks for 2009

CEO of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies Anatoly Chubais has approved by his decree the Corporation's main tasks for the year of 2009.

20 Mar 2009

NanoReg + Keller and Heckman Announces Webinar Series on Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology - the application of scientific knowledge to control matter at the nanoscale - has been leading revolutionary advances in medicine, electronics, energy and many other fields.

12 Mar 2009