by Andrew Maynard | May 19, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
TEM images of carbon particles from foods containing caramelized sugar. Click to see larger image. Source: Palashudding et al. Nanotechnology leads to novel materials, new exposures and potentially unique health and environmental risks – or so the argument...
by Andrew Maynard | May 3, 2012 | Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
Robin Erb has a good piece on cosmetics and safe ingredients in the Detroit Free Press this week – it tackles the very limited regulation over what goes into cosmetics, but balances this with a useful perspective on consumer choice and how this in turn can drive...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 20, 2012 | Engagement, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
Not in the technical sense I’m afraid, but thought it would be fun to post this image of nano-branded M&Ms. They were used as part of a recent NanoDays session with local school kids exploring the broader implications of nanotechnology. The only substantive...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 4, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
It’s been hard to avoid the buzz surrounding nano quadrotors this week, following the posting of Vijay Kumar’s jaw-dropping TED talk – and the associated viral video of the semi-autonomous machines playing the James Bond theme. The quadrotors are...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 24, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Regulation, Technology Innovation
A few weeks ago I spent some time chatting with Howard Lovy for an article for the Nanobusiness Commercialization Association. That interview was posted by Vincent Caprio on his blog a few days ago, and raised a few eyebrows – was I showing signs of becoming a...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 20, 2012 | Communication, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
This has just landed in my email in box from Craig Cormick at the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education in Australia, and I thought I would pass it on given the string of posts on nanoparticles in sunscreens on 2020 Science over...
