by Andrew Maynard | Apr 16, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Oversight, Regulation
Cross-posted from The Risk Science Blog: Back in 2007 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a set of “Principles for Nanotechnology Environmental, Health and Safety Oversight” (no longer available on the OSTP website it...
by Andrew Maynard | Feb 26, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Technology Innovation
The recently published International Handbook on Regulating Nanotechnologies has a rather unconventional cover image. But it’s one that I must confess I am rather pleased with. The image is a photo of a piece of Murano glass that I picked up several years ago...
by Andrew Maynard | Nov 4, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Policy, Recommended
Back in the mists of time, I was approached with a crazy proposition – would I help co-edit a book on nanotechnologies regulation! In a moment of weakness I said yes, and a little more than two and a half years later, the book is finally about to hit the...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 30, 2010 | Nanotechnology, Policy
Marc Saner at Carleton University in Canada sent this timeline of key nanotech policy events to me the other day. It’s probably the most comprehensive compilation of events influencing the development of nanotech policy in America, Europe and Australia...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 23, 2010 | Nanotechnology, Oversight, Regulation
A bit of a wonky blog I’m afraid, but having seen relatively little on the recently introduced Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 and its relevance to engineered nanomaterials on the web, I thought I would post something short and sweet here. Just over a week ago,...
