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The Global Technology Revolution 2020, Executive Summary: Bio/Nano/Materials/ Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications.
Science, June 15, 2006 New Nano-Headache?:
A study of ultrafine particles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) - used
in manufacturing, personal care and food products, and as drug carriers
- indicates that even low concentrations can produce harmful "free
radicals" in brain cells. Gateway to Greatness: ASU placed in the top 20 research universities in micro and nanotechnology. The article highlighted the role of CNS-ASU.
Small Times, May/June 2006 "Gateway to Greatness" Highlights: Small Times has compiled a guide to the top universities in micro and nanotechnology. Included here are the highlights from the article printed in the May/June 2006 issue.
April 2006 Health care's nanotechnology hopes: Nanotechnology is emerging as a powerful complement to biotechnology, nanotech experts said.
Read more Groundwork begins for 'innovation pipeline' in nanotechnology: Work is set to start at ASU on building an “innovation pipeline” for turning discoveries in nanotechnology into business ventures.
Michigan State University Newsroom, April 20, 2006
Read more It's the little things that matter: The FDA announced last week it will hold a public meeting this fall to gather information about developments in uses of nanotechnology materials in FDA-regulated products.
Christopher Newfield, April 13, 2006 Nano-Punk for Tomorrow's People: Remarks on Tomorrow's People Conference, James Martin Institute, Said Business School, Oxford University March 2006.
Read more Nanotech Raises Worker Safety Questions: As the U.S. economy strides into the age of nanotechnology, thousands of workers like these are participants in a seat-of-the-pants occupational health experiment.
Washington Post, April 6, 2006 Nano Product Recalled in Germany: Government officials in Germany have reported what appears to be the first health-related recall of a nanotechnology product, raising a potential public perception problem for the rapidly growing but still poorly understood field of science.
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ASU Insight, March 21, 2006 Grant boosts science, religion dialogue: The project focuses on the challenges posed to humanity by new advances in the life sciences, technology, and the neurosciences.
NPR, March 17, 2006 The cleanest little microbe...: Arizona State's Biodesign Institute is making waves in the water filtration sciences...and that's just the beginning.
Read more Safety of Nano-Cosmetics Questioned: There hasn't been much research into the safety of novel nano-particles. Some labs have found that at least some nano-particles can penetrate the skin, which means they could potentially interact with the immune system or get into the bloodstream.
World Magazine, March 4, 2006 Small Science: The nanotech future is just beginning: What is nanotechnology and what promise does it hold?
Arizona Republic, March 2, 2006 Visionaries to team up about nanotechnology: The state's first conference focusing on nanotechnology will bring together technologists, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and others interested in very small things with big commercial potential.
Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2006 Slapping on a coat of silence: A company called NaturalNano is developing a special high-tech paint that relies on the wizardry of nanotechnology to create a system that locks out unwanted cell phone signals on demand.
TipSheet Item, March 1, 2006 Small Technology Drawing Big Dollars, but Warning Signs Surfacing: Nanotechnology development is sprinting forward in the US and around the world, pleasing many businesses, government agencies, and scientists, but worrying many others.
February 2006 Biodesign Institute at ASU Awarded Lab of the Year in International Competition: The award recognizes innovative laboratory design that creates a superior working environment and supports research excellence.
USINFO.STATE.GOV, February 28, 2006 U.S. Regulators, Experts Launch "Green" Nanotechnology Effort: Small products will develop products in environmentally safe ways.
For Immediate Release, February 9, 2006 New report urges coordinated and integrated oversight of nanotechnology: Researchers argue social and ethical issues should be considered alongside safety concerns.
January 2006 Nanotechnology will be focus of ASU forum: With nanotechnology expected to become a $1 trillion industry by 2015, Arizona State University will open a center to study the societal impacts of the burgeoning interest in the miniscule.
The New Republic, January 16, 2006 Nanotech
Field should avoid biotech-style backlash, media analysts say: There's a
cloud hanging over nanotechnology. On paper, the field's prospects seem
bright...
State Urged to Embrace the Tiniest Science: Nanotech: A recent "blue ribbon" report states that California government must jump into nanotechnology or risk losing its nanotech edge to other states and nations.
Ottowa Citizen, December 15, 2005 Tiny Molecules Pose Giant Threat: "Buckyballs," the soccer-ball-shaped molecules that are the foundation of the futuristic field of nanotechnology, represent a potentially serious threat to human health, according to new evidence uncovered by chemists at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Axcess News.com, December 8, 2005 EPA Issues Nanotechnology White Paper: The EPA has issued the Draft Nanotechnology White Paper, a road map that identifies critical questions that must be addressed in order for the United States to reap the potential environmental and economic benefits of nanotechnology
Washington Post, December 5, 2005 Nanotechnology Regulation Needed, Critics Say: Amid growing evidence that some of the tiniest materials ever engineered pose potentially big environmental, health and safety risks, momentum is building in Congress, environmental circles and in the industry itself to beef up federal oversight of the new materials, which are already showing up in dozens of consumer products.
Small Times, December 1, 2005 Wilson Center Unveils Health and Safety Inventory: the inventory identifies about $27 million currently being spent by the U.S. government on nanotechnology's potential environmental, human health, and safety effects. New York Times, November 29, 2005 Too Tiny for Trouble? Scientists Take a Look: As nanotechnology research explodes, the much smaller field that investigates the technology's possible risks is also growing Courier Post Online, October 20, 2005 Penn tries to dispel myths about nanotechnology: The University of Pennsylvania aims to be on the cutting edge of technology, but it also wants to head off the kind of backlash that has happened progress in other hut-button topics like stem-cell research and GM foods.
SFGate.com, October 20, 2005 Nanotechnology may hold risks, scientists warn: In order to ensure that the risks of nanotechnology are kept to a minimum, "traditional ways of thinking about hazardous materials are going to have to broaden," explain health and environmental scientists.
Azonano.com, October 12, 2005 Dupont, Environmental Defense Create Framework for Nanotechnology: Dupont and Environmental Defense recently agreed to collaborate on a framework for the responsible development, production, use and disposal of nano-scale materials.
September 2005
Nanotech Material Toxicity Debated: More Oversight Being Urged by Environmentalists: Are the materials used in nanotechnology entirely new substances? A growing number of environmentalists think so and are urging more regulations in the production and use of nanomaterials.
Azonano.com, September 8, 2005 Study Reveals Public Attitudes Towards Nanotechnology: Americans cautiously welcome nanotechnology, with concerns over consumer awareness and long-term effects.
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