Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrew Buckin Cartilage is an essential part of our bodies. Once lost, it's very difficult to replace. Our joints are particularly prone to wear and tear, especially...
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The government is serious about investing resources to research cures for cancer. This includes nanotechnology research aimed at improving patient outcomes. The phrase "nanotech oncology"...
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How many of you have a carbon monoxide monitor in your home? The problem with many deadly gases is this: THEY ARE ODORLESS. Hence, they can be very difficult to detect. Before you know it, you could...
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Nanotechnology development in Denmark - environmental opportunities and risk aims to identify the eco-opportunities and eco-risks related to nanotechnology as perceived by Danish nano researchers....
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Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow have devised an intelligent ink that detects the presence of oxygen in food packages. If the package is broken, whether by tampering or by...
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What's the latest proposed solution to global warming? Launch a constellation of trillions of small free-flying spacecraft a million miles above Earth to create a giant shading device. To his...
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Hong Kong is now testing an anti-bacterial silver-titanium dioxide nanoparticle coating on surfaces in its subway cars, says ABC News. Expect to see the same in London's tube in the near future....
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A new report on insurance for nanotechnology applications looks at nanotech risks across industries and details how they may be handled. Nanotechnology: The Plastics of the 21st Century?, produced by...
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Food processor Blue Pacific is out to create the "next generation of food solutions" through nanotechnology. Their new Taste Nanology process allows food and beverage manufacturers to...
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With nanotechnology-enhanced paints already available at Home Depot, cosmetics at Bloomingdale's, and sportswear at Niketown, it was only a matter of time before your friendly MacDonald's...
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It's not often that corporate superpowers like DuPont and environmental activists like Environmental Defense see eye to eye on anything, but it now appears that nanotechnology is bringing them...
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We often hear that nanotechnology will transform everything we design and make. That comment is usually followed by speculation about all the wonderful ways we are going to transform things....
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"More than a new wave of technology, nanotechnology is a technological tsunami, unseen until it is upon us." That' s the ominous message delivered by Canadian biotechnology advisor Pat...
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The debate over safety in nanotechnology is heating up with increasing calls for more spending on studies of environmental, health and safety (EHS) impacts. Several recent studies have also suggested...
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Everybody talks about the need to increase public input on nanotechnology. Well here's your opportunity to tell the Environmental Protection Agency what issues you think they should address to...
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