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Rapid Accumulation of Carbon Nanotubes in Wetland Sediment Could Damage Aquatic Food Chain

A Duke University team has found that nanoparticles called single-walled carbon nanotubes accumulate quickly in the bottom sediments of an experimental wetland setting, an action they say could indirectly damage the aquatic food chain.

3 Oct 2014

PETA International Science Consortium Experts to Present at Nano Risk Analysis II

Experts from the PETA International Science Consortium will present strategies for optimizing nonanimal testing methods at a workshop that will examine the strengths and limitations of current alternatives to using animals to assess nanotoxicity.

15 Sep 2014

NSF Awards Grant to Study Environmental Impacts of Fullerene-Based Materials

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) and Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences are the recipients of a new research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the lifecycle environmental impacts of fullerene-based materials—a form of engineered nanomaterials used in solar cells, drug delivery systems and cosmetics.

18 Aug 2014

Nanoparticles in Microfluidic Devices May Injure Liver Cells

Nanoparticles in food, sunscreen and other everyday products have many benefits. But Cornell biomedical scientists are finding that at certain doses, the particles might cause human organ damage.

12 Aug 2014

Malvern Instruments' Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Used in Research at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Researchers at The School of Freshwater Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, are using NanoSight Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) from Malvern Panalytical to investigate the effects of nanoparticle contam...

From Malvern Panalytical 30 Jul 2014

Nano-Coated Silver Textiles Lose Less Silver During Washing

If it contains 'nano', it doesn't primarily leak 'nano': at least that's true for silver-coated textiles, explains Bernd Nowack of the Technology and Society division at Empa. During each wash cycle a certain amount of the silver coating is washed out of the textiles and ends up in the waste water. Empa analysed this water; it turned out that nano-coated textiles release hardly any nano-particles.

2 Jul 2014

Nanoparticles in Commercial Drinks Could Lead to Poor Digestion, Diarrhea

Nanoparticles are becoming ubiquitous in food packaging, personal care products and are even being added to food directly. But the health and environmental effects of these tiny additives have remained largely unknown.

From American Chemical Society 19 Jun 2014

Fourth Edition of Nanosafety Cluster Compendium Available Online

The EU NanoSafety Cluster is an initiative to maximise the synergies between the existing FP6 and FP7 projects addressing all aspects of nanosafety including toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.

18 Jun 2014

Imaging Soft Materials Live in Their Natural State May Pose a Challenge

“Whatever you do in your life, follow your dream and heart as you go along the road and do the best you can. Then you can at least hold your head up high regardless of what comes out of it.”

25 Apr 2014

Nanotechnology Expert to Present Nanomaterial Hazard Testing at Nanotoxicology Congress

PETA International Science Consortium Ltd.'s nanotechnology expert will present a poster titled "A tiered-testing strategy for nanomaterial hazard assessment" at the 7th International Nanotoxicology Congress to be held April 23-26, 2014, in Antalya, Turkey.

23 Apr 2014

Nanotoxicology News

Rapid Accumulation of Carbon Nanotubes in Wetland Sediment Could Damage Aquatic Food Chain

PETA International Science Consortium Experts to Present at Nano Risk Analysis II

NSF Awards Grant to Study Environmental Impacts of Fullerene-Based Materials

Nanoparticles in Microfluidic Devices May Injure Liver Cells

Malvern Instruments' Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Used in Research at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Nano-Coated Silver Textiles Lose Less Silver During Washing

Nanoparticles in Commercial Drinks Could Lead to Poor Digestion, Diarrhea

Fourth Edition of Nanosafety Cluster Compendium Available Online

Imaging Soft Materials Live in Their Natural State May Pose a Challenge

Nanotechnology Expert to Present Nanomaterial Hazard Testing at Nanotoxicology Congress

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

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

A New Understanding of Metal-Carbon Interactions

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

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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