Advanced Materials & Manufacturing – Page 527

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 [...]

Nanotechnology and Design: The nanostudio project

Elvin G., Ball State University, US

Nanotechnology has the potential to transform the built environment dramatically. According to the Interagency Working Group on Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, nanotechnology “is likely to change the way almost everything - from vaccines to computers [...]

Safety, Health, and Environmental Awareness in Nanotechnology Training

Iyuke S.E., University of the Witwastersrand, ZA

The statistical evaluation of the SHE survey strongly supports nine out of the twenty nine test statements to be addressed by practicing nanotechnologists with regards to safety, health and the environment, which are: (1)Sizes, aspect [...]

A Framework for Responsible Nanotechnology Standards

Walsh S., Medley T., Environmental Defense and DuPont, US

Environmental Defense and DuPont will discuss their work together to develop a framework for the responsible development, production, use and disposal of nano-scale materials. The intent of this framework is to define a systematic and [...]

Issues relating to the use of Micro and Nanoparticle Zinc Oxide in Personal Care Products based on Skin Penetration Studies

Casey P., Chau N., Finnin B., CSIRO (CMIT), AU

Nanoparticles of ZnO and TiO2 are increasingly being used as pigments and UV absorbers in personal care products (e.g. sunscreens), coatings and paints, predominantly because their UV absorbance efficiency and transparency to visible light increases [...]