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Andrew Maynard's avatar

Ten things everyone should know about nanotechnology safety

[2020Science]: Asked to conclude the Fourth International Conference on Nanotechnology, Occupational and Environmental H ...

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Andrew Maynard's avatar

Sunscreens and Alzheimer's - solid science or scare-mongering speculation?

Originally posted on 2020 Science, 25/8/09: Could using sunscreen lead to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or other neurodegen ...

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Bryony Ross's avatar

Industry critics give nanotechnology sunscreens the thumbs up

[From 2020Science] The Environmental Working Group (EWG) – a US-based non-profit organization committed to using p ...

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Bryony Ross's avatar

Separating Nano- from -technology

So, it's the end of what's been a pretty full on week for the SAFENANO team, and i'm confused! Not really a suprise or a ...

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Bryony Ross's avatar

Nanotechnology risk research, ten years on

From 2020science: Ten years ago to the month, one of the first research reports detailing the challenges of ensuring the ...

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NanoTube – New resource for nano-education or nanotechnology's answer to 'You've been Framed'?

  Over the weekend, I stumbled across Nano Tube, an online compendium of useful, funny and plain weird short films ...

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