Report

• Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology & Public Opinion

  Sep 29, 2009 - A groundbreaking poll of 1,001 U.S. adults conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.

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• Oversight of Next Generation Nanotechnology

  Apr 28, 2009 - Report calls for a new Department of Environmental and Consumer Protection to oversee product regulation, pollution control and monitoring, and technology assessment.

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• Toward a Comprehensive Strategy for Nanotechnology Risk Communication

  Apr 06, 2009 - The Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies examined the cultural bias toward nanotechnology risks.

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• Nanotechnology: The Social and Ethical Issues

  Jan 27, 2009 - Nanotechnology has tremendous potential to contribute to human flourishing in socially just and environmentally sustainable ways. However, nanotechnology is unlikely to realize its full potential unless its associated social and ethical issues are adequately attended.

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• A Hard Pill to Swallow

  Jan 14, 2009 - Barriers to Effective FDA Regulation of Nanotechnology-Based Dietary Supplements

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• Nanotechnology: Energizing the Future (Nanofrontiers Newsletter Fall 2008)

  Oct 15, 2008 - Officials from industry and government are searching for new technologies that will foster more efficient and less-polluting energy sources, according to the latest NanoFrontiers newsletter. From nanotech-enabled solar panels to long-lasting automobile batteries that contain nanoparticles, the emerging technology is a cornerstone of 21st century energy sources.

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• Awareness of and Attitudes Toward Nanotechnology and Synthetic Biology

  Sep 16, 2008 - A groundbreaking poll finds 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.

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• Silver Nanotechnologies and the Environment: Old Problems or New Challenges?

  Sep 09, 2008 -  Nanomaterials with silver as an ingredient raise new challenges for environmental managers.

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• The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Nanotechnology

  Aug 21, 2008 - The inability of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 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 E. Marla Felcher.

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• Nanotechnology Oversight: An Agenda for the New Administration

  Jul 23, 2008 - The next presidential administration will face a host of complex policy issues concerning energy, the environment, food safety, consumer products and the workplace

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• Assuring the Safety of Nanomaterials in Food Packaging: The Regulatory Process and Key Issues

  Jun 25, 2008 - This report provides a better understanding of the potential regulatory issues on the horizon for nanotechnology-enabled packaging.

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• Carbon Nanotubes Introduced into the Abdominal Cavity of Mice Show Asbestos-Like Pathogenicity in a Pilot Study

  May 20, 2008 - A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes—poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution”—could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.

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• Biased Assimilation, Polarization, and Cultural Credibility: An Experimental Study of Nanotechnology Risk Perceptions

  Feb 04, 2008 - This report describes the results of the second in a series of ongoing experimental studies of public perceptions of the risks and benefits of nanotechnology.

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• Managing Safely The Gigantic Future of Very Small Things (Fall 2007 Trust Magazine article)

  Dec 14, 2007 - The goals of the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies are to stimulate research, oversight—and foresight. Trust magazine features the project's work in this article.

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• Awareness of and Attitudes Toward Nanotechnology and Federal Regulatory Agencies: A Report of Findings

  Sep 25, 2007 - A poll from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies indicates that Americans’ awareness of nanotechnology remains low.

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• Plenty of Clean Water at the NanoFrontier

  Aug 08, 2007 - The single most important application of nanotechnology could be solving the global shortage of clean water—benefiting people in both industrialized and developing countries significantly.

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• Mapping the New U.S. NanoMetro Economy

  May 01, 2007 - A report by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies shows the five top United States cities in the industry.

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• Green Nanotechnology: It's Easier Than You Think

  Apr 27, 2007 - The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies released its first report on green nanotechnology, which highlights the research breakthroughs, industry perspectives, and policy options.

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• NanoFrontiers: Visions for the Future of Nanotechnology

  Apr 23, 2007 - New publication looks at how nanotechnology could help overcome some of the world's biggest challenges

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• Nanotechnology And Life Cycle Assessment: A Systems Approach To Nanotechnology And The Environment

  Mar 20, 2007 - Report looks at how tools such as Life Cycle Assessment can determine environmental impacts at various stages in a new nanotechnology product's life cycle.

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• Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Production: Anticipated Applications

  Sep 07, 2006 - Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Production: Anticipated Applications, for the first time analyzes the publicly available data on federally funded research projects in agrifood nanotechnology, supplemented with data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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• Nanotechnology: A Research Strategy for Addressing Risk

  Jul 19, 2006 - Report proposes a comprehensive framework for exploring nanotech's risks, in a systematic fashion.

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• Managing the Effects of Nanotechnology

  Jan 11, 2006 - A report on the options currently available to provide oversight of nanotechnology, looking at the entire suite of federal government regulations.

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• Informed Public Perceptions of Nanotechnology and Trust in Government

  Sep 08, 2005 - Report details findings of a public opinion survey of American's attitudes on nanotechnology.

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