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	<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/</link>
	<description>Recent Nanotechnology News</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 08 17:14:20 -0500</pubDate>
	<copyright>Copyright 2008, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies</copyright>
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		<title>The Frontiers of Nanotechnology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The future of how the world communicates, and how we power our lives, will likely come from the same source: nanotechnology. According to the latest NanoFrontiers newsletter and Trips to the Nanofrontier podcast, nanotechnology will be central to developing and using new electronics and energy technologies in the 21st Century.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/the_frontiers_nanotechnology/</link>
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		<title>Nanotech and Synbio: Americans Don’t Know What’s Coming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A groundbreaking poll has found that almost half of U.S. adults have heard nothing about nanotechnology, and nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have heard just a little or nothing at all about the emerging field of synthetic biology. This new insight into limited public awareness of emerging technologies comes on the cusp of a major leadership change in the nation’s capital.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/synbio_poll/</link>
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		<title>Nanoscale Silver: No Silver Lining?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Widespread use of nanoscale silver will challenge regulatory agencies to balance important potential benefits against the possibility of significant environmental risk, highlighting the need to identify research priorities concerning this emerging technology, according to a new report by Dr. Samuel Luoma. Existing information about the impact of silver on the environment offers a starting point for some assessments of nanosilver, the report argues.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/silver/</link>
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		<title>Nanotechnology and the FDA: Size Matters!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In July 2007 the Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) issued  its Nanotechnology Task Force Report. This report acknowledged that nanoscale materials potentially could be used in most product types regulated by the agency and that those materials present challenges complicated by the fact that properties relevant to product safety and effectiveness may change as size varies within the nanoscale.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/7037/</link>
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		<title>Consumer Product Safety Commission Not Ready For Nanotech</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The inability of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to carry out its mandate with respect to simple, low-tech products such as children’s jewelry and toy trains bodes poorly for its ability to oversee the safety of complex, high-tech products made using nanotechnology, according to a new report written by consumer product expert and Harvard lecturer E. Marla Felcher.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/cpsc/</link>
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		<title>Local Officials Move Toward Monitoring Nanotechnologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State and local officials have taken steps to begin monitoring the manufacture and storage of nanomaterials, a major step for a cutting-edge technology that has yet to be regulated by the federal government. Today, the Cambridge, MA Public Health Department recommended that the city take several steps to gain a better understanding of the nature and extent of local nanotechnology-related activities.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/cambridge/</link>
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		<title>Nanotech: A Regulatory Blueprint for the Next Administration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nanotechnology will significantly change virtually every facet of the way we live. The next president has the opportunity to shape these changes and to ensure that nanotechnology’s benefits will be maximized and its risks identified and controlled. A new report by former EPA official J. Clarence (Terry) Davies lays out a clear roadmap for the next presidential administration and describes the immediate and longer term steps necessary to deal with the current shortcomings of nanotechnology oversight.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/oversight/</link>
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		<title>Nanotechnology: Learning From Past Mistakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of emerging nanotechnologies. The study applies the 12 “late lessons from early warnings,” published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in 2001, to the emerging field of nanotechnology.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/6715/</link>
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		<title>Use of Nanomaterials in Food Packaging Poses Regulatory Challenges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges for regulators and industry, according to a report released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/nano_food_packaging/</link>
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		<title>Tuning in to Carbon Nanotube Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For several days last week, newspapers across the country and around the world reported on a new research study recently published in Nature Nanotechnology with headlines like “Nanotechnology cancer risk found” and “Nanotubes as deadly as asbestos.” This week National Public Radio&#8217;s &#8220;Science Friday&#8221; and &#8220;The Kojo Nnamdi Show&#8221; interviewed the Project&#8217;s chief science advisor Dr. Andrew Maynard, enabling listeners to get behind the headlines and pose questions directly to one of the study&#8217;s authors.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/tuning_in_to_carbon_nanotube/</link>
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		<title>Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. The study used established methods to see if specific types of nanotubes have the potential to cause mesothelioma — a cancer of the lung lining that can take 30-40 years to appear following exposure.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/mwcnt/</link>
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		<title>Public Trust Is The ‘Dark Horse’ In Nanotechnology’s Future</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Without an improved governance structure, the benefits of nanotechnology may never be realized because the public will not trust the cutting-edge technology. As part of major nanotechnology legislation, federal officials must bring together the best minds in the nation to develop a governance structure that will work with nanotechnology to ensure potential risks are minimized and that consumer confidence is maximized, said David Rejeski, director of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, at an April 24 Senate science and technology subcommittee hearing.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/4-24-08/</link>
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		<title>New Nanotech Products Hitting the Market at the Rate of 3-4 Per Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New nanotechnology consumer products are coming on the market at the rate of three to four per week, a finding based on the latest update to the nanotechnology consumer product inventory maintained by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN). The number of consumer products using nanotechnology has grown from 212 to 609 since PEN launched the world’s first online inventory of manufacturer-identified nanotech goods in March 2006.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/6697/</link>
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		<title>Europe Spends Nearly Twice as Much as U.S. on Nanotech Risk Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new analysis by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates that European nations are investing nearly twice as much as the U.S. in research primarily aimed at addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology. The analysis also highlights a substantial over-inflation of the federal government’s nanotechnology risk-research investment figures for the U.S.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/ehs-update/</link>
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		<title>Limited Transparency In Federal Nanotech Research May Hamper Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today at a House Science and Technology Committee&#8217;s hearing, testimony from Dr. Andrew Maynard highlighted shortfalls in the current U.S. Government strategy. According to Dr. Maynard,  without clear leadership and more transparency in federal risk research investment, the emergence of safe nanotechnologies will be a happy accident, rather than a foregone conclusion.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/hsc_4-16/</link>
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		<title>Slow Federal Action to Oversee Nanotechnology Leaves ‘Room At The Bottom’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State and local governments often have adopted trailblazing initiatives to address environmental, health and safety concerns in advance or in lieu of federal action. With nanotechnology, an emerging field of science with unknown risks, this practice is continuing, a landmark study has found.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 08 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/keiner/</link>
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		<title>EPA Issues Major Enforcement Action on Nano-Pesticide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency has made the decision to fine technology company IOGEAR more than $200,000 for selling unregistered nano-pesticides. At issue are antibacterial claims made by IOGEAR related to its computer peripheral products. All of the products in question are listed in the Project&#8217;s inventory of nanotechnology consumer products.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/epa_issues_major_enforcement_action/</link>
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		<title>Federal Toxics Disclosure Law Could Help Inform Public Of Nanotechnology Risks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Project  has released a first-time legal analysis that finds a key federal toxics reporting statute could be applied to production and commercialization of nanotechnology, providing the public with more information about these revolutionary – yet still potentially risky – technologies.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/toxics_law/</link>
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		<title>Federal Nanotech Risk Research Plan Still Comes Up Short</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An improved but still flawed government-wide plan for nanotechnology risk research is the result of a broken system.  Federally-funded studies essential to managing possible risks from this cutting-edge technology should be guided by a top-down strategy tied to projected commercialization, expected human and environmental exposures, and the regulatory decision-making process.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/federal_nanotech_risk_research_plan/</link>
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		<title>Know Your Nano? Free iPods To Those With High &#8220;Nano IQ&#8221;!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Five free iPod Nanos are up for grabs! To celebrate the launch of our redesigned website, the Project is sponsoring a &#8220;Nano-IQ&#8221; contest. Winners will be randomly selected from those who successfully complete the five-question quiz. - UPDATE: Winners Announced!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/nano_iq/</link>
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		<title>European Commission Gives Grant To Investigate Transatlantic Oversight Of Nanotechnology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Chatham House, Environmental Law Institute and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, have been awarded a $587,000 European Commission grant to conduct an international research project on regulating nanotechnologies in the European Union and United States]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/european_commission_gives_grant_to/</link>
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		<title>Nanotechnology&#8217;s Future Depends On Who The Public Trusts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the public considers competing arguments about a new technology’s potential risks and benefits, people will tend to agree with the expert whose values are closest to their own, no matter what position the expert takes. The same will hold true for nanotechnology, a key study has found.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/yale21/</link>
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		<title>How Will Government Spur Technological Innovation In The 21st Century?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the January 22nd Congressional Nano Caucus briefing, project director David Rejeski recommended the establishment of a federal venture capital fund to speed the development and commercialization of green nanotechnology applications. This follows the release of a white paper on government-run VC funds by the Woodrow Wilson Center&#8217;s Foresight and Governance Project.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/how_will_government_spur_technological/</link>
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		<title>EPA Takes First Step In Filling Nanotech Information Gaps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published today in the Federal Register its plan for the Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The plan takes a positive first step by offering industry, non-governmental organizations and other groups the opportunity to voluntarily submit safety data on engineered nanoscale materials.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/epa_takes_first_step_in/</link>
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		<title>Food and Drug Law Institute(FDLI), Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Co-Sponsor Major Conference on Nanotechnology Law, Regulation and Policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nanotechnology was incorporated into more than $50 billion in manufactured goods last year, according to Lux Research. By 2014, the market will grow to $2.6 trillion. Yet, despite this rapid commercialization, no nano-specific regulation exists anywhere in the world. Most regulatory agencies remain in an information-gathering mode—lacking the legal and scientific tools, information and resources they need to adequately oversee expediential nanotechnology market growth.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 08 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nanotechproject.org/news/archive/food_drug_law_institutefdli_project/</link>
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