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NDnano Researcher Explores Nanotechnology-Associated Safety and Ethics Issues

Kathleen Eggleson, a researcher from the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano), has discussed about an emerging ethics and safety issue associated with nanotechnology in her recent paper.

30 Apr 2012

Researcher Gets Grant to Develop All-Natural Nanoparticles for Food Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a three-year grant worth $400,000 to David Julian McClements, a food scientist and a nutrient encapsulation expert at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), to explore the design and synthesis of all-natural nanoparticles to incorporate nutrients like oil-soluble vitamins in food products.

30 Apr 2012

Study Demonstrates Negative Impact of Cupric Oxide Nanoparticles on Plant Growth

A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated the negative impact of engineered nanoparticles on plants for the first time.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 19 Apr 2012

Congress on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials to be Held at Bizkaia Technology Park

The IK4-GAIKER technological centre, along with the IVTIP European Platform (In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform) is organizing a congress on the 19th April on the “Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials: Current Status and Challenges Ahead”.

11 Apr 2012

University of Limerick Researchers Join SANOWORK to Study Toxicity of Nanomaterials

A research team from the University of Limerick (UL) led by Dr. Syed Tofail from UL’s Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) has joined SANOWORK, a project funded by European Commission (EC), to evaluate and control potential risks related to nanomaterials.

30 Mar 2012

Researchers Study Toxicity of Aqueous Solutions of Carbon Nanotubes

A research team comprising Jean-Claude Bonzongo and Kirk Ziegler from the University of Florida is working on ways to reduce environmental hazards of carbon nanotubes.

23 Mar 2012

BioSeek’s BioMAP Systems Help Assess Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Other Chemicals

Researchers from BioSeek and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have presented the evaluations of the biological activity of different chemicals and nanomaterials in the background of primary human cell biology at the Society of Toxicology’s annual meeting.

14 Mar 2012

Study Reveals Nanoparticles May Affect Human Health Even in Small Doses

According to a research study conducted by a team of scientists from Binghamton University and Cornell University, nanoparticles may affect long-term health of human beings even in low dosages.

From Cornell University - NanoScale Facility 12 Mar 2012

Study Reveals Children Receive Highest Exposure to Nanomaterials

A research study has reported that the level of exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles in kids may be much higher than that of adults, as children eat more amounts of candy containing these nanoparticles.

From American Chemical Society 17 Feb 2012

Early Nanotoxicology Study Results Support Use of Nanodiamonds in Implants

An early study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham has discovered that nanodiamonds used for reinforcing synthetic joints are also capable of preventing the inflammation due to the release of metal waste into the body caused by hardworking metal joints.

6 Feb 2012

Nanotoxicology News

NDnano Researcher Explores Nanotechnology-Associated Safety and Ethics Issues

Researcher Gets Grant to Develop All-Natural Nanoparticles for Food Products

Study Demonstrates Negative Impact of Cupric Oxide Nanoparticles on Plant Growth

Congress on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials to be Held at Bizkaia Technology Park

University of Limerick Researchers Join SANOWORK to Study Toxicity of Nanomaterials

Researchers Study Toxicity of Aqueous Solutions of Carbon Nanotubes

BioSeek’s BioMAP Systems Help Assess Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Other Chemicals

Study Reveals Nanoparticles May Affect Human Health Even in Small Doses

Study Reveals Children Receive Highest Exposure to Nanomaterials

Early Nanotoxicology Study Results Support Use of Nanodiamonds in Implants

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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