Nanotechnology: GLRPPR Sector Resources

News: EPA Announces Research Strategy to Study Nanomaterials

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:00:07 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment. Nanomaterials are materials that are between approximately one and 100 nanometers. A nanometer is approximately 1/100,000 the width of a human hair. These materials are currently used in hundreds of consumer products, including sunscreen, cosmetics and sports equipment.

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Resource: GoodNanoGuide

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:53:17 GMT

The GoodNanoGuide is a collaboration platform designed to enhance the ability of experts to exchange ideas on how best to handle nanomaterials in an occupational setting. It is meant to be an interactive forum that fills the need for up-to-date information about current good workplace practices, highlighting new practices as they develop.

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News: Web Portal Connects Green Companies with Global Financing

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:08:46 GMT

The Cleantech-Capital.net Web portal is set to launch in July to connect green companies with global cleantech investors. The portal is designed to generate investor leads and inquiries for cleantech companies raising capital across all areas of the investor spectrum, from angel and venture capitalist funding to major project finance and infrastructure funding. Cleantech-Capital.net touts a pre-established investor network with more than 2,000 cleantech investors.

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News: NPPR Accepting MVP2 Award Nominations

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:17:47 GMT

The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) is now accepting nomination applications for the 2009 MVP2 Awards! The applications are due Wednesday July 1, 2009. The MVP2 Awards are awarded in four categories: MVP2 Project/Program Awards, Best P2 Publication Awards, P2 Champion, and P2 Volunteer of the Year Award. Winners will be notified in August 2009. The awards will be presented during P2 week in September.

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News: MI: Danto Engineering Development Center jump-starts Michigan's "new economy"

Tue, 05 May 2009 17:07:30 GMT

Wayne State University's College of Engineering today announced the official opening of the Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center (EDC). The $28 million, 82,500-square-foot facility for traditional university research also will provide engineering services to help companies accelerate their own R&D activities. Detroit philanthropist and Wayne State College of Engineering alumnus Marvin Danto donated $3 million to augment state funds that made construction of the center possible. According to Wayne State College of Engineering Dean Ralph Kummler, the EDC's opening is timely given that recent advances in alternative energy, nanotechnology, biotechnology, smart sensors, advanced propulsion and other "translational" research areas are emerging as potential antidotes to a faltering state economy.

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News: REACH and the regulation of nanotechnology

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:33:37 GMT

In SAFENANO's December feature article, Bryan Ward and Sarah Harley examine the tricky area of regulation, and in particular the complex relationship between nano and the now active Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals act (REACH).

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News: Federal Research Plan Inadequate to Shed Light on Health and Environmental Risks Posed by Nanomaterials

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:33:56 GMT

A new report from the National Research Council finds serious weaknesses in the government's plan for research on the potential health and environmental risks posed by nanomaterials, which are increasingly being used in consumer goods and industry. An effective national plan for identifying and managing potential risks is essential to the successful development and public acceptance of nanotechnology-enabled products, emphasized the committee that wrote the report.

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News: New Products Bring Side Effect: Nanophobia

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:29:23 GMT

In a world where there are so many things to be afraid of, add one more to the list - tiny components engineered on the nanoscale that could run amok inside the body.

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Resource: Novel Materials in the Environment: The Case of Nanotechnology

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:45:51 GMT

This study examines issues related to innovation in the materials sector and the challenges and benefits arising from the introduction of novel materials. This was prompted by concerns about potential releases to the environment from industrial applications of metals and minerals that have not been widely used previously and from the use of manufactured nanomaterials in a wide variety of products and applications. In the event, the evidence we received was almost entirely focused on manufactured nanomaterials. We therefore decided to use nanomaterials as an exemplar to investigate the current governance frameworks surrounding innovation and protection of human health and the environment in this sector.

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News: Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:32:40 GMT

Friction is the bane of any machine. When moving parts are subject to friction, it takes more energy to move them, the machine doesn't operate as efficiently, and the parts have a tendency to wear out over time. But if you could manufacture parts that had tough, "slippery" surfaces, there'd be less friction, requiring less input energy and the parts would last longer. Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are collaborating with other research labs, universities, and industrial partners to develop just such a coating.

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