by Andrew Maynard | Jul 20, 2014 | Public Health, Risk
Pathogen safety in federal labs Over the past few weeks, revelations of potentially dangerous errors in US federal labs handling pathogens have placed health and safety high on the national agenda. In June, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 18, 2014 | Technology Innovation
I’ve been fascinated by the coverage of Surrey nanosystems’ carbon nanotube-based Vantablack material this week. The material’s had widespread coverage – just Google “vantablack” to see what I mean. But in amongst all the...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 17, 2014 | Technology Innovation
What are the risks of nanoparticles in sunscreens? The New York Times has just posted an “Ask Well” article today by Deborah Blum answering the questions What are the risks from nanoparticles of titanium in sunscreens? and I am curious about the dangers of...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 16, 2014 | Nanotechnology
Vantablack – the new black? Over the past few days, the interweb’s been awash with virtual “oohs” and “ahs” over Surrey Nanosystems’ carbon nanotube-based Vantablack coating. The material – which absorbs over...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 14, 2014 | Technology Innovation
If your nanotechnology stream is anything like mine today, it will have been swamped by accounts like this one of “Vantablack” fabric – supposedly the world-s blackest-ever material! The material relies on a carbon nanotube forest that absorbs...
