by Andrew Maynard | Jun 29, 2014 | Technology Innovation
Mother Jones recently published an article on an apparent upsurge use of engineered nanoparticles in food that was somewhat misleading in places. I take the piece to task here, pointing out that the particles highlighted – predominantly titanium dioxide...
by Andrew Maynard | Jun 29, 2014 | Technology Innovation
The US Food and Drug Administration have just released new guidance for industry on nanomaterials in cosmetics – the guidance can bee accessed here. The new guidance document is intended to assist industry and other stakeholders in identifying the potential...
by Andrew Maynard | Jun 15, 2014 | Technology Innovation
Each year for the past several years it seems, the issue of whether nanoparticles used in sunscreens are safe comes up – usually just before summer. I’ve written quite a lot about this on 2020 Science in the past (check out the archives), but this year I...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 25, 2014 | Responsible Innovation, Technology Innovation
Top ten breakthrough technologies The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies today released its annual list of breakthrough technologies. The list highlights 10 trends in technological advancement that could offer innovative solutions to...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 2, 2013 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement, Environment, Geoengineering, Public Health, Risk, Sustainability, Synthetic Biology, Technology Innovation
Cross-posted from Risk Sense This week’s Risk Bites video takes a roller-coaster ride through some of the hottest topics in risk science. Admittedly this is a somewhat personal list, and rather constrained by being compressed into a two and a half minute video...
by Andrew Maynard | May 22, 2012 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
A few weeks ago I was asked to give a “TED style talk” on nanotechnology for the University of Michigan Environmental Health Sciences department 125th anniversary. What they got was a short talk on “thinking small”: The other talks in the...
