Top officials at the agencies responsible for the regulation of nanotechnology products -- including the Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Department of Agriculture -- will meet at a Food and Drug Law Institute conference to discuss their plans for managing and monitoring these products.

Environmental Protection Agency official J. Clarence Davies, one of the nation's foremost authorities on environmental regulation and policy, releases his new report that identifies the steps the incoming president must take to deal with the potential risks posed by nanotechnology.

Results of Nanotechnology & Synthetic Biology Public Opinion Poll

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies and the National Science Foundation are hosting a closed meeting at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for about a dozen of the country's top nanotechnology researchers from industry and academe to gain insight into the scientific and technological developments leading to future generations of nanoscale devices and systems.

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnolgies explores whether the FDA is equipped to meet the emerging regulatory challenge of dietary supplements that use engineered nanomaterials.