The New Democratic Party of Canada has proposed amendments to the Canadian Environment Protection Act to help implement a national strategy to guide the safe development of nanotechnology.

Results of a recent biophysical research study suggest that fullerenes induce contrasting toxicity in mammalian and plants cells.

Leading manufacturer of carbon nanotubes Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. has achieved commercial scale production and must fulfil obligations to ensure safe handling and use.

Paper presents theories on how manipulation of particle physicochemical properties can influence their interaction with immune cells to avoid undesirable immunotoxicity

In an article published this week, B. David Naidu, Esq. - Partner at law firm K&L Gates LLP - discusses the likely increase in nano regulation in 2010.