SafeNano Technology News Latest news from the site http://www.safenano.org/CurrentAwareness.aspx Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Abstract Submission Deadline for Nanotoxicology 2010 draws closer Last day to submit an abstract is 19 March 2010! http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=991 Nanotoxicology & Ecotoxicology Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT FDA Oversight on Additives Lacking A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last week claims the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not exercise adequate oversight over certain widely used food additives http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=992 Government & Policy Industry Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sizing Up Nanotechnology: How Nanosized Particles May Affect Skin Care Products Dermatologists Eagerly Await the FDA's Ruling on Nanoparticles http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=989 Government & Policy Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Vigilance needed in nanotechnology University of Calgary chemist develops tools to measure nanomaterials in blood vessels http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=988 Nanotoxicology & Ecotoxicology Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT New study show that silver nanoparticles can cause toxicity in fish A nanoparticle growing in popularity as a bactericidal agent has been shown to be toxic to fish, according to a Purdue University study. http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=985 Nanotoxicology & Ecotoxicology Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT First ENPRA newsletter now available to download The first newsletter from the ENPRA project, summarising research progress and detailing upcoming events, is now available. http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=986 Nanotoxicology & Ecotoxicology Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT FramingNano report on current and future challenges in nanotechnology governance Following a two year consultation, the FramingNano Governance Platform has been published as the final outcome of the corresponding FP7 research project. http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=987 Government & Policy Society & Ethics Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Study indicates uptake of nanoparticles in seawater by oysters and mussels In a new laboratory study, researchers have found that saltwater oysters and mussels take up and retain significant amounts of manufactured nanoparticles from seawater. http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=984 Nanotoxicology & Ecotoxicology Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Organising Collective Responsibility On Precaution, Code of Conduct and Understanding Public Debate, Keynote lecture at the first annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=990 Government & Policy Society & Ethics Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Study indicates that sunscreen containing nanoparticles is unlikely to penetrate healthy skin Research from the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Cancer Institute suggests that nanoscale titanium dioxide used in sunscreen is unlikely to penetrate healthy human skin. http://www.safenano.org/SingleNews.aspx?NewsId=982 Nanotoxicology & Ecotoxicology Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT