by Andrew Maynard | Jul 16, 2014 | Nanotechnology
Vantablack – the new black? Over the past few days, the interweb’s been awash with virtual “oohs” and “ahs” over Surrey Nanosystems’ carbon nanotube-based Vantablack coating. The material – which absorbs over...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 10, 2014 | Emerging Technology, Synthetic Biology
Jim Thomas of the ETC Group has just posted a well reasoned article on the Guardian website on the challenges of defining the the emerging technology of “synthetic biology”. The article is the latest in a series of exchanges addressing the potential...
by Andrew Maynard | Jul 22, 2011 | Emerging Technology, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Policy, Regulation
The materials that most current regulations were designed to handle are pretty simple by today’s standards. Sure they can do some nasty things to the environment or your body if handled inappropriately. And without a doubt some of the risks associated with these...
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...
