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Nanotech safety high on Congress' priority list

New House bill addresses need for more risk research, oversight

19-Jan-2009 - The House Science and Technology Committee introduced legislation that highlights the growing attention on Capitol Hill to the need to strengthen federal efforts to learn more about the potential environmental, health and safety (EHS) risks posed by engineered nanomaterials. Nanotechnology is an ...

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Nanotechnology: Learning from past mistakes

Nanotech's success depends on addressing safety questions

24-Jul-2008 - A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of emerging nanotechnologies. The study applies the 12 "late lessons from early ...

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Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos

New study shows inhaling long, thin carbon nanotubes may result in asbestos-related disease

23-May-2008 - A major study published in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes - a poster child for the "nanotechnology revolution" - could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. The study used established methods to see if specific types of nanotubes have the ...

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