Project Press Releases
- April 13, 2006pdf"Magic Nano" Product Recall UpdateToday, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) issued an update on efforts to understand why “Magic Nano”—a household glass and ceramic tile sealant in an aerosol can —may have caused respiratory problems when used in confined spaces. This is the first health-related recall of an alleged nanotechnology consumer product. BfR’s new press release is available on their website: http://www.bfr.bund.de/cd/1827.
- April 11, 2006pdfHow "Green" is Green Nanotechnology?: A Corporate PerspectiveNanotechnology has the potential to be doubly “green.” It promises to give companies the ability to design new products that are made from more environmentally-friendly materials, and that use less energy and generate less waste throughout the production lifecycle. Green nanotechnology could also earn businesses hefty profits.
- March 30, 2006pdfNanotechnology: Agriculture and Food R&DEarlier this month, the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies released the first online, searchable inventory of nanotechnology-based consumer products (www.nanotechproject.org/consumerproducts). The inventory contains information on over 200 products from 15 countries. It includes nanotechnology merchandise that can be purchased in local department stores, pharmacies and sporting goods shops or over the Internet—everything from cosmetics to athletic equipment and from clothing to electronics.
- March 23, 2006pdfTop "Green" Nanotechnology Researchers Present Results March 26-29 at ACS Meeting in Atlanta, GALeading U.S. scientists and engineers in the field of nanotechnology and the environment will present their latest research findings at an important eight-session symposium at the annual American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting in Atlanta, Georgia during March 26-29, 2006.
- March 15, 2006pdfNew Website on Nanotechnology Consumer ProductsThe Wilson Center’s Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies announces the first-ever, publicly accessible website of nanotechnology consumer products at www.nanotechproject.org/consumerproducts. This unique online database contains information on over 200 manufacturer-identified nano products – everything from sunscreens and food supplements to refrigerators and cultured diamonds.
- March 10, 2006pdfIncreasing Number of Nanotech Consumer Products Reaching Marketplace Triggers ConcernStatement by J. Clarence (Terry) Davies, Senior Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies; Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
- March 10, 2006pdfFirst-Ever New Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory Accessible to PublicThe Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars today launched The Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory. This is the first and only publicly accessible online inventory of nanotechnology consumer products. The inventory currently contains information on 212 manufacturer-identified nano products. This far exceeds the existing federal government-accepted estimate of approximately 80 consumer products. The inventory can be accessed at no cost online at www.nanotechproject.org/consumerproducts.
- February 6, 2006pdfNew Green Nanotechnology Initiative Launched: "It's Not Easy Being Green," or Is It?The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars—a project supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts— today announced a series of meetings and a symposium that will result in an important report about how to apply the principles of green chemistry and green engineering to nanotechnology.
- January 11, 2006pdfFormer EPA Official Says New Oversight and Resources Needed for NanotechnologyThe Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars today released a new report by one of the country’s foremost authorities on environmental research and policy, which examines the strengths and weaknesses of the current regulatory framework for nanotechnology and calls for a new approach to nanotechnology oversight.
- December 20, 2005pdfComprehensive Overview of Nanotechnology's Potential Workplace Health ImpactsAn important article in the current issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research gives business leaders, scientists and policymakers the most comprehensive overview of research into nanotechnology’s potential worker health impacts to appear in a peer-reviewed journal.
