The Commission has proposed speeding up market authorisation for foods ranging from cloned meat to exotic products from third countries. But the proposed centralised authorisation system is raising questions at a time when the safety of GMOs is back under the spotlight.
Jan 15th, 2008
Read moreThe Center on Nanotechnology and Society is joining a new Washington, DC-based think tank, the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies, and the University of Ulster to sponsor a global dialogue, bringing together leading figures from government, risk management, non-profits and the academic world from both sides of the Atlantic to brainstorm our response to tomorrow's technologies, later this month in London.
Jan 15th, 2008
Read moreProducts made using nanotechnology will not be certified as organic due to safety concerns, the UK's Soil Association said.
Jan 14th, 2008
Read moreBuilding on a very successful symposium on Nanotechnology offered in 2005, the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) will host an Advancement in Coatings Series program on 'Nanotechnology in Coatings: Emerging Applications' in 2008.
Jan 14th, 2008
Read moreA national team of scientists are embarking on one of the UK's largest ever research projects into photovoltaic solar energy. The £6.3 million PV-21 programme, led by experts at Durham University, will focus on making thin-film light absorbing cells for solar panels from sustainable and affordable materials.
Jan 14th, 2008
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String-like connections found between T-cells could be important to how HIV spreads between cells in the human immune system, according to new research published online today in Nature Cell Biology. The newly-discovered strands, named 'membrane nanotubes' by scientists, could help to explain how the HIV virus infects human immune cells so quickly and effectively.
Jan 14th, 2008
Read moreThe Nanoethics Group today announced that its co-founder, Dr. Fritz Allhoff, is scheduled to speak next week at the 'Nanotechnology Law & Commerce: Business at One-Billionth of a Meter' forum hosted by Chadbourne & Parke LLP on January 31 at the law firm's offices in New York City.
Jan 14th, 2008
Read moreLarge cluster complexes with almost 500 silver atoms.
Jan 14th, 2008
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Method may revolutionize how heart and other organ tissues are developed.
Jan 14th, 2008
Read moreWhile the Nano car of Tatas' has taken the country by storm, it will be nanotechnology that promises to spur students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). From April 1, nano-technology will be introduced as an optional subject for Class XI and Class XII students. There are around 12 lakh (one lakh is equal to a hundred thousand) students under CBSE.
Jan 14th, 2008
Read moreThe Georgia Institute of Science and Technology has sought 250 acres of land in order to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) focusing on research and industrial collaboration apart from the offshore campus that the institute is planning on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Jan 13th, 2008
Read moreThe Rudd Government's budget axe will fall on the technology behind self-cleaning windows and stain-resistant clothes, after unions expressed concerns over the safety of the emerging field of nanotechnology.
Jan 13th, 2008
Read moreA Rice Alliance Austin Chapter Speaker Event on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. features Wade Adams, Director, Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University.
Jan 13th, 2008
Read morePhysics and astronomy in the UK is under threat and could face serious damage if the Science and Technology Facilities Council�??s Delivery Plan is not put on ice until the Wakeham Review has had to time to report, according to the chief executive of the Institute of Physics.
Jan 13th, 2008
Read moreA University of Cincinnati researcher studies methods for removing toxins from water with a new grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Jan 12th, 2008
Read moreThere is an article over on the BBC News Magazine about the popularity of the word 'nano' in consumer products - latest example being the Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car rolled out in India this week.
Jan 12th, 2008
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