by Andrew Maynard | Mar 2, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology
Cancer treatment has been a poster-child for nanotechnology for almost as long as I’ve been involved with the field. As far back as in 1999, a brochure on nanotechnology published by the US government described future “synthetic anti-body-like nanoscale drugs or...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 18, 2010 | Nanotechnology, Policy
It looks like the US is heading for some serious action on addressing the safe development and use of nanotechnology-enabled materials, products and processes in 2011. Reading through the just-released National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) Supplement to...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 12, 2010 | Communication, Nanotechnology
Well I guess I set myself up good and proper – I should have realized that in asking people for their questions on nanotechnology safety last week, they would actually want answers! Having failed miserably to compile a catalog of websites that provide clear and...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 12, 2010 | Nanotechnology
Last Friday I posted 24 questions on nanotechnology safety provided by folks on Twitter and FaceBook, in a naive attempt to see if people could find matching answers on the web. Predictably perhaps, there weren’t too many responses. This wasn’t too...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 5, 2010 | Nanotechnology
I should warn you in advance – this is an interactive blog – there’s something I want from you! I have a question – where do ordinary people go to get information on nanotechnology safety? Feeling a little lazy I thought I would get you...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 2, 2010 | Nanotechnology
If you ever wanted proof that the nanotechnology research community is floundering when it comes to safe working practices, look no further than a paper just published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. The paper, written by researchers at the Nanoscience...
