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Workplace Exposure to Nanoparticles

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA) has published "Literature Review - Workplace exposure to nanoparticles" which reviews the most recent publications on nanoparticles and focuses on the po...

24 Jun 2009

Latest Findings of Research on Micropollutants Presented to More than 350 Scientists at Eawag Info Day

At this year's Eawag Info Day - held on Tuesday, 23 June - the latest findings of research on anthropogenic micropollutants are being presented to more than 350 scientists, water professionals, administration officials and policymakers.

23 Jun 2009

Researchers Examine Whether Gold Nanorods Could Readily Pass from Water to the Marine Food Web

Too tiny to see or touch, manmade nanoparticles are increasingly becoming a by-product of industry and chemical and pharmaceutical technology. But once these super small materials enter the water supply, do they ...

22 Jun 2009

Professor Receives 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from EPA

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences and University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, will receive the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environm...

22 Jun 2009

Identifing the Potential Risks of Engineered Nanomaterials

The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the likelihood of people coming into direct contact with the...

19 Jun 2009

Chinese Researchers Discover How Nanoparticles Can Cause Lung Cancer

Researchers in China have identified how nanoparticles-- polyamidoamine dendrimers or PAMAMs - used in medicine can cause lung cancer. Nanotechnology is essentially the science of the "extremely tiny" - one ...

From Chinese Academy of Sciences 17 Jun 2009

"Glow or No Glow" Technique May Soon Help Defend Against Biological Weapons

A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a "glow or no glow" technique may soon help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defend the nation against a spectrum of biological weapons that could be used in a terrorist attack.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 17 Jun 2009