Papers – Page 51 – TechConnect Briefs

Growth and Some Enzymatic Responses of E. coli to Photocatalytic TiO2

Erdem A., Metzler D., Chou H.W., Lin H-Y, Huang C.P., University of Delaware, US

The effects of photocatalytic nano-TiO2 on the survival or die-off of E. coli (e.g. TK2) were investigated under ambient conditions. Experimentally, a 28-h E. coli culture was exposed to photocatalytic nano-TiO2 at various concentrations, e.g., [...]

“Cultural Bonds” in High Technology: Collaborations between Chinese Researchers in Nanotechnology

Leung R., Li J., University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

Socio-cultural issues have attracted increasing attention from policy makers in high technology. For example, a certain “culture” of high-tech fear, exemplified by Michael Crichton’s best-selling novel Prey, seems to have emerged in U.S. In this [...]

Opitimal Developing Policies of Nanotechnology in Taiwan

Hung C-Y, Yang J-R, Kao L-H, Chiou H-K, National Chiao Tung University, TW

This research tends to propose an optimal executing order of developing policies in nanotechnology domain. By using the multi-objective compromise optimization method which integrating AHP with TOPSIS, we can conduct a priority of government policies [...]

Nanotechnology in Italy: National Programs, Players and Activities

Mantovani E., Porcari A., AIRI-NanotecIT, IT

AIRI-Nanotec IT, the Italian focal point for nanotechnology, thanks to its extended network which include private enterprises, public R&D institutions and academia, will provide a comprehensive and up-to-date panorama of nanotechnology in Italy.The presentation will [...]

Spinning science: The commercialisation of nanotech and financial news

Ebeling M.F.E., Cooper G., University of Surrey, UK

As nanotechnology’s risks and benefits continue to be debated in both specialist science and popular media, there has been a call for more social scientists to examine public perceptions, understandings and involvement in the governance [...]

An Ethical Perspective on Nanotechnology, Health and Longevity

Weckert J., Moor J., Charles Sturt University, AU

The idea that nanotechnology may be able to aid human health is not new, and whatever we make of some of the more dramatic claims, there is now a considerable literature describing ways that nanotechnology [...]

A New Environmental Accountability System for the Nanotechnology Industry

Paddock L.C., Pace Law School, US

Historically, the United States and many other countries have relied on a government-based regulatory system as the principle method of holding industries accountable for the environmental and public health consequences of their activities and product. [...]

Nano Clinical Challenges: Policy options

Power C., University of Alberta, CA

Nanotechnology has been utilized to embellish and accelerate genetic testing via technologies like the “lab-on-a-chip. The incremental shift from micro to nano will be indicative of the direction of development with many of these innovations. [...]

Slowing the Nanoscale Revolution? Questions about Government Regulatory Capacity

Bosso C.J., Isaacs J., Kay W.D., Sandler R.L., Rodrigues R., Northeastern University, US

The National Nanotechnology Initiative has committed substantial funding to nanoscale research and development. These efforts will bear fruit fairly soon, yet the path to commercial production is strewn with a number of potentially considerable legal, [...]

Approaching Risk Assessment of Nanoscale Materials

Shatkin J.A., Barry B.E., The Cadmus Group, Inc., US

Developments in nanotechnology and nanomaterials (NM) are rapidly proceeding ahead of a clear understanding of their potential health effects and environmental impacts. Risk assessment will be an important tool for evaluating and potentially regulating NM [...]