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Chemistry World October 21, 2011 Sean Milmo	EU Proposes Nanomaterial Definition In EU legislation, nanomaterials should be identified solely on the basis of the size of the particles of a material, and not on the basis of hazard or risk.
Chemistry World March 2008 Mark Peplow	Editorial: Sweating the Small Stuff In the field of nanotechnology, the devil is in the detail.
Chemistry World June 16, 2011	Nanomaterial Dust no Worse Than the Rest A team of researchers in Germany has brought some good news to the debate on nano-material safety.
Chemistry World February 17, 2011 Ned Stafford	Standardizing nanomaterials The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has launched the world's first reference repository for nanomaterials, which will be used for safety assessment testing by national and international standardization bodies.
Chemistry World January 2010 Palmer & Felwick	Safety in numbers Regulators struggle with nanotechnology. It's time for more self-regulation, say the authors
Chemistry World April 29, 2008 Rebecca Trager	International Nanosafety Drive Launched The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has brought countries together to pool their resources and test the human health and environmental safety of several nanomaterials that are already in use.
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Chemistry World April 19, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Lead-lined clouds Lead in the atmosphere has a direct effect on how clouds form, according to research by an international team of scientists.
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Chemistry World November 27, 2009 Ned Stafford	New nano rule for EU cosmetics A new European regulation will require cosmetics manufacturers to list any nanoparticles contained in products marketed within the European Union.
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IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	New Tool Evaluates Risk Of Nanomaterials DuPont and Environmental Defense develop a process to aid in responsible development of nanotechnology.
Chemistry World June 27, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Nanoparticles allow remote control of cells In an experiment reminiscent of the mind-control rays that featured prominently in B-movies from the 1950s, scientists in the US have used a magnetic field to alter the behavior of an animal.
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Technology Research News May 18, 2005	Nanoparticles Drive Display Researchers have developed a technology that has the potential to provide inexpensive, low-power, color electronic paper. The new scheme uses neutral rather than charged particles dispersed in liquid.
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.
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Chemistry World October 29, 2014 Katrina Kramer	Review finds nanosafety is no small issue A Swiss survey of over 6000 published papers on nanotoxicity has highlighted concerning deficiencies in research standards and quality.
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Chemistry World July 2007 Ned Stafford	Seeing the Environmental Wood for the Nanotech Trees German environmentalists issued a report on the potential health and environmental risks of nanotechnology in the hope of rallying international support for more regulatory oversight.
Chemistry World November 7, 2011 Eugene Gerden	Russia Books Place at Science Top Table The Innovative Russia 2020 scheme should see science funding rise to at least 2.5 per cent of GDP. However, some critics think the scheme is overambitious and predict that implementation will run into bureacratic problems.
Technology Research News October 22, 2003	Process prints nanoparticles Researchers have coaxed tiny particles of gold, silver and carbon to assemble into patterns on silicon wafers over areas as large as a square centimeter by using electrical charge patterns to attract and position the nanoparticles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Lockheed Martin and Rice University Launch LANCER for Nanotechnology Research Scientific minds at Lockheed Martin and Rice University are partnering to develop new technologies, including nanotechnologies, for a range of applications in electronics, energy, and security.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Chip-camera combo tracks viruses Researchers from Purdue University have devised methods of labeling virus structural elements and DNA, of imaging virus particles as they flow through labs-on-a-chip, and of concentrating virus particles.
Chemistry World October 14, 2010 Laura Howes	France and Spain commit funds to research The 'knowledge economy' has been declared a priority for the governments of both France and Spain, as they announce extra funds for higher education and research in their 2011 budgets.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Lords call for clarity over nanotech in food The UK House of Lords science and technology select committee has called for more research into the use of nanomaterials in food and criticised the food industry for failing to be open about its use of nanotechnology.
Chemistry World February 15, 2011 Hayley Birch	Eco-credentials of nanomaterials in question Cleaning products and lubricants containing nanomaterials will be allowed to carry a logo indicating that they are environmentally friendly, following the agreement on criteria for the European Union's Ecolabel scheme.
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Popular Mechanics October 2006 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	Nanotechnology: Good Things in Small Packages Critics exaggerate the dangers. Boosters flog the benefits. Let's give nanotechnology a chance to develop before we start taking sides.
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