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n a press release from the office of Congressman Dan Lipinski, 3rd District, Illinois (Homepage: http://www.lipinski.house.gov) Today, Research and Science Education Subcommittee Chairman Dan Lipinski (IL-03) expressed his strong support for the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s draft Strategic Plan, in particular its focus on ensuring that America’s substantial investment in nanotech research and development is turned into new companies, products, and ... Read More »

What is nanotechnology? Nanotechnology is the development of structures at the ‘nano’ scale. A nanometer is 0.000000001m (human hair is 0.0001). Nanotechnology can be found in a large number of industrial and consumer items that may be creeping into our workplace. Nanoparticles are now used in everything from cosmetics and sunscreen to paint and even vitamins. Other nanotechnologies can be ... Read More »

COLUMBIA, Mo. ¬¬¬–Gold nanoparticles, tiny pieces of gold so small that they can’t be seen by the naked eye, are used in electronics, healthcare products and as pharmaceuticals to fight cancer. Despite their positive uses, the process to make the nanoparticles requires dangerous and extremely toxic chemicals. While the nanotechnology industry is expected to produce large quantities of nanoparticles in ... Read More »

Ineke Malsch is director of Malsch TechnoValuation, a consultant specialising in technology and society. A recent debate, led by Dr Bärbel Dorbeck-Jung at the University of Twente discussed responsibility and other ethical and societal aspects of civilian (nano)technology development with military applications. Awareness of peace and security aspects of nanotechnology among students should be raised in education of engineers. Major ... Read More »

RIYADH: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) on Monday announced plans to launch five new open access science and technology journals in the Kingdom. KACST President Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel revealed this while inaugurating the Saudi International Nanotechnology Conference 2010 here. The five journals will be in the areas of water technology, oil and gas technology, petrochemicals technology, biotechnology and ... Read More »

A RESEARCH group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new measurement tool for nanotechnology. The NIST team developed a chemical analysis technique which uses the shifting ultrasonic pitch of a small quartz crystal in order to test the purity of a few micrograms of material. This allows testing of samples close to a thousand ... Read More »

Nanotechnology should not suffer the same fate as GM — potential health and environmental hazards should be monitored and regulated early on. If a new and potentially hazardous field of technological innovation is to flourish in a social environment,  two factors are essential, even if the hazards are still relatively speculative. The first is a clear demonstration of its value ... Read More »