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Project On Emerging Technologies Examines Public Perceptions of Nano Risk: Click here to download the brief.

The National Nanomanufacturing Network offers a primer on the Environmental, Health and Safety impacts of nanotechnology. Click here for the story.

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Museum of Science Nanotechnology Forum Puts Citizens to the Test

May 22, 2008, Cambridge - How should the members of the Public Health Department in a big city regulate nanotechnology given the uncertainty of the safety of such a science?

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NSRG Represented at Northeastern University Research & Scholarship Expo

Posters detailing four projects undertaken by NSRG researchers were featured at the annual event, held on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Matthews Arena.

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EPA Launches Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program

In an effort to examine the effects of nanotechnology on the environment, the EPA, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), has asked participants from the emerging nanotech industry to voluntarily submit data regarding the "material characterization, hazard, use, potential exposures, and risk management practices" involved in their techniques of production. More

Annual CHN Industry Day Showcases NSRG Project

The annual event, hosted by the Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing, featured an update on an NSRG project entitled "From Biotechnology to Nanotechnology: Parallels in State Regulatory Review".

Click here for more on the event and to see the poster we presented.