'Titanium dioxide nanoparticles have become a commercially significant nanomaterial and are being used in products around the world – in cosmetics and sunscreen lotions, paint formulations, coatings, self-cleaning additives, even in antibacterial applications. The increased use of nanomaterials such as titania goes hand in hand with a growing number of reports on the risks associated with these materials, which have arisen because insufficient information has been gathered about their reactivi more...
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With catalysts created by an MIT chemist, sunlight can turn water into hydrogen. If the process can scale up, it could make solar power a dominant source of energy.
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Meridian Institute has developed a Paper to raise awareness about the implications of nanotechnology for poor people, both the potential opportunities and risks.
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Ethics and nanotechnology: A basis for action is the fourth position statement issued by Commission de l'éthique de la science et de la technologie in Quebec, Canada. It consists of three chapters devoted to the scientific, legal and ethical implications of nanotechnology. In its ethical assessment of nanotechnology, the Commission is upholding the protection of health and the environment, as well as respect for many values such as dignity, liberty, the integrity of the person, respect for the more...
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The Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology has released this document identifying environmental, health, and safety (EHS) research and information needs related to understanding and management of potential risks of engineered nanoscale materials.
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This Committee addresses issues related to standards and guidance materials for nanotechnology & nanomaterials, as well as the coordination of existing ASTM standardization related to nanotechnology needs. ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world
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The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) has published this Review of Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry. Prepared by the University of California, Santa Barbara, October 2006. (PDF, 31 pages)
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