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Chemistry World October 3, 2006 Victoria Gill	UK Dragging Heels on Nanotechnology Disappointing and slow. That is how the UK government's research to improve the understanding of the potential health and environmental impacts of free nanoparticles has been summed up by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering.
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Chemistry World November 23, 2011 Helen Carmichael	Nanotechnology risks get minimal press coverage A US study has found scant media coverage of the potential risks posed by nanotechnology, with many more articles extolling its future benefits.
Chemistry World March 23, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Thinking Big About Small Stuff The ethical concerns surrounding nanotechnology are to be the focus of a new academic journal, NanoEthics. It will be the first journal dedicated to the subject -- but are there any new discussions to be had?
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Food Processing September 2009 Ronald Wernette	Nanotechnology Coming to Your Store The current number of food products using nanotechnology is relatively small. Nevertheless, hundreds of research projects are under way and tens of millions of dollars are being spent in a global race to apply nanotechnologies in food production, processing and packaging.
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