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Commissioner Welcomes Result of European Technology Platforms Evaluation

European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik has welcomed the results of a recent evaluation of the 34 European Technology Platforms (ETPs). At a meeting of industrial leaders of European Technology Platforms on 30 September, Commissioner Potocnik praised the ETPs, calling them 'unique and exceptional', and welcomed the results of the survey as overwhelmingly positive.

3 Oct 2008

Book Explores Nanotechnology and Potential Risks to Health and the Environment

ARCADIS, an international environmental and engineering services consulting firm, announced today Kate Sellers, P.E., a principal environmental engineer in the Lowell, MA office, edited and co-authored the new publicatio...

3 Oct 2008

Nanomaterials Stewardship Workshop to Take Place during International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech

A nanomaterials stewardship workshop focused on new nanoscale materials regulations, risk management and data collection will be one of several one-day seminars taking place at the 5 th Annual International Congress of N...

30 Sep 2008

Transnational Models for Regulation of Nanotechnology

Slight modifications to nanomaterials can be the difference between a medical marvel and medical hazard. But, there are no laws or regulations specific to governing this emerging technology, particularly as it crosses na...

26 Sep 2008

Report of the 4th NanoRegulation Conference Published

The final report of the 4th NanoRegulation Conference held on from September 16-17 in St.Gallen is now available online on the website of the Innovation Society. The document gives an overview of the presentations, works...

26 Sep 2008

Nationally Recognized Leader in Nanotechnology Joins The Implementation Group

Kristin A. Bennett, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert in materials sciences and a leader in nanotechnology, has joined The Implementation Group, a consulting firm that helps clients win and successfully carry out Fed...

18 Sep 2008

Consortium to Study Nanotechnology and the Environment

Researchers from geosciences and civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech are part of a consortium of four principal universities and five other schools awarded a multi-million dollar grant to study nanotechnology and the environment.

18 Sep 2008

Center to Study the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have awarded $14.4 million to create the Center for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) to explore the potential ecolog...

18 Sep 2008

Five Years of Research on Reforms in the Research System

German research system? How should sustainable reforms be designed? For five years now the research group "Governance of Research" has been examining these questions. The aim is to provide guidelines and altern...

17 Sep 2008

New Rechargeable Batteries Improving Hybrid Electric Cars in the Future

Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for aroun...

16 Sep 2008