by Andrew Maynard | Jun 10, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Regulation, Technology Innovation
It must be Nanotechnology Regulation week in Washington DC. Yesterday, two federal agencies and the White House released documents that grapple with the effective regulation of products that depend on engineered nanomaterials. In a joint memorandum, the Office of...
by Andrew Maynard | Jun 4, 2011 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
I thought I’d post this spoof presentation for the fun of it on the responsible development of “unobtainium”, which seems to have some remarkable similarities with some other emerging technologies: If you’re a little mystified, blame David...
by Andrew Maynard | May 26, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
In June 2005, the chairman and CEO of DuPont, together with the President of the Environmental Defense Fund, co-authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled “Let’s Get nanotech Right”. The piece called for broad multi-stakeholder collaborations to help...
by Andrew Maynard | May 22, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
Last week, the Victoria branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU) passed a resolution recommending that “workplaces use only nanoparticle-free sunscreen” and that sunscreens used by members on children are selected from those “highlighted in the...
by Andrew Maynard | May 16, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
A few weeks ago, the US National Nanotechnology Initiative website – www.nano.gov – underwent a much-needed facelift. The NNI’s web portal was creaky when I was part of the Initiative several years ago now. And it’s somewhat ironic that the...
