In 2012, the Council of Europe (CoE) Parliamentary Assembly began the first steps towards nanotechnology regulation with a view to respecting the scientific precautionary principles. It commissioned an expert report, "Nanotechnology: balancing benefits and risks to public health and the environment", enthusiastically accepted at the CoE meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development in November 2012. That same report is slated for public debate before the entire Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly in Strasbourg France, April 26, 2013. Read more >>

Sometimes, all it takes is an extremely small amount of material to make a big difference. Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have recently discovered that they could substitute one-atom-thick graphene layers for oil-based lubricants on sliding steel surfaces, enabling a dramatic reduction in the amount of wear and friction.  Read more >>

Yesterday morning, the National Academy of Sciences had the honor of President Barack Obama delivering an historic speech in celebration of NAS's 150th anniversary. President Obama reflected on Abraham Lincoln's fortitude in founding the National Academy of Sciences 150 years ago, and also explained the importance of setting priorities for research, continuing our nation's scientific advance, and maintaining our cutting edge with a fidelity to facts, truth, and following the evidence. The President emphasized that investments made today in science, technology, engineering, and medicine are all critical to the nation's prosperity, and are bound to pay off for many years to come.  Read More>>

Cancer cells appear to move more slowly after they have “vacuumed” up nanoparticles, according to new experiments by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign. The finding might be important for developing future nanoparticle-based therapeutics, they say.   Read more

In this work the effects of four different multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)  Read more

Among other things, the wide-scale development and use of nanomaterials is expected to produce costly regulatory and civil liabilities for nanomanufacturers due to lingering uncertainties, unanticipated effects, and potential toxicity. Read more

The addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) remarkably improves the mechanical characteristics of base materials. Read more

Urban health is potentially affected by particle emissions. The potential toxicity of nanoparticles is heavily debated and there is an enormous global increase in research activity in this field. Read more

The College of Law has published a special nanotechnology conference issue of Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science and Technology that focuses on innovate new oversight models for rapidly emerging nanotechnologies. Read more

The OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals are internationally accepted standards and used for risk assessments, but their applicability to nanomaterials is not tested. Read more

Article 16 of the Cosmetic Regulation EC No 1223/2009 requires any cosmetic product containing nanomaterials to be notified to the Commission six months prior to being placed on the market. Read more

The nanotoxicology community should implement guidelines on the types of information that are required in their research articles to improve the quality and relevance of the published papers. Read more

Norwegian researchers are among the first in the world to use radioactivity to trace nanoparticles in experimental animals and soil. Read more

The topic concerning the regulation of nanotechnology is an ongoing controversial discussion in many countries and in international forum around the world. Read more

A strip of glass covered in hairy nanoparticles can cheaply and conveniently measure mercury, which attacks the nervous system, and other toxic metals in fluids. Read more

The UK Nanosafety Partnership Group (UKNSPG) has developed and published guidance to support safe and responsible working practices with nanomaterials in research and development laboratories. Read more

The NIST has introduced a new nanoscale reference material that is actually a commercial titanium oxide popularly known as “P25.” Read more

A decade ago, nanoscience shifted into overdrive. Government funding levels were beginning to rise, and the U.S. was setting up its National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). Nanomaterials were gaining ground, and venture capitalists were backing dozens of start-up manufacturing companies. Read more

The topic concerning the regulation of nanotechnology is an ongoing controversial discussion in many countries and in international forum around the world. In some countries, nanomaterial labeling is not required while in others it is .Read more

Scientists worry that not enough testing has been done yet to understand the effects on the environment -- how will tiny particles affect plants and animals that we eat, for example? Read more