Nanotechnology

Humility and Hubris in Science and Technology

Terry Newell | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Hubris, Science, Robotics, Humility, Technology, Nanotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Science News

In April, researchers discovered that the dysbindin-1 gene may be linked to general cognitive ability. This was reported in scientific journals but its potential impacts were not seriously discussed.

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Nanotechnology In Food?

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Food, Food Nanotechnology, Video, Nanotechnology, Ap, Nanotechnology Food, Technology News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators are proposing that food companies that want to use tiny engineered particles in their packaging may have to provide ext...

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Tackling 21st-Century Tech Risks

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Nanotechnology, Dual Use Technology, Tech Risk Regulation, Tech Risks, Technology News

Coordinated risk regulation in advance of product development would encourage America's innovators to more aggressively explore low-risk/high-potential-value terrain while freeing up resources to move dual use oversight into the 21st century.

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'Smart Clothes' With Touch Screens In Development

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Smart Clothing, Nanotechnology, Electronic Clothing, Smart Clothes, Clothes, Electronic Clothes, Electronic Textile, Wearable Computer, Wearable Electronics, Science News

By: Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published: 01/31/2012 10:02 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily Today's ordinary clothing has the un...

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'Green News Report' - January 31, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Chevy Volt, Fracking, Economy, West Virginia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Mitch Daniels, Regulation, Conservation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Canada, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, California Air Resources Board, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Nanotechnology, Environmentalism, Subsidies, State Department, Barack Obama, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Conocophillips, Green News, Food, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, China, Republicans, Exxon Valdez, Muppets, Eric Bolling, Exxon Mobil, Invasive Species, Rick Santorum, Snakes, Fox News, Florida, Bill O'Reilly, Wind Energy, United Nations, Drought, Heat Wave, Electric Cars, Illinois, Texas, James Hansen, Gmos, Green News

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NRDC Files Lawsuit Blocking Untested Nanosilver Pesticide From Clothing

Jennifer Sass | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Silver, Pesticide, Nanotechnology, Nrdc, Green News

Today we filed a federal lawsuit to block nanosilver, a potent antimicrobial pesticide, from market access. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

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'Green News Report' - January 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Fracking, Economy, West Virginia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Conservation, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Pipeline, Canada, Tar Sands, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Sotu, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, State of the Union, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Subsidies, State Department, Barack Obama, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Food, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, China, Republicans, Chevy Volt, Mitch Daniels, Navy, Green Energy, Military, California Air Resources Board, Wetlands, Nanotechnology, Dept of Defense, Energy Efficiency, Mississippi River, Mining, Conocophillips, Green News

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12 Atoms In Smallest Ever Computer Memory

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Smallest Memory, Ibm, Quantum Computer, Atomic Memory, Nanotechnology, Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Smallest Data Storage, Memory, Smallest Storage, Nanoscale Computers, Antiferromagnetism, Semiconductor, Science News

By developing a data storage device composed of just 12 iron atoms, IBM researchers may have signalled the beginning of the end for traditional comput...

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WATCH: Ultrathin 'Atomic Wire' Could Spark New Computer Era

| John Matson | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Moore's Law, Video, Atom Wire, Nanotechnology, Nanowire, Electronics, Particle Physics, One Atom Wide, Silicon, Science News

By John Matson, Scientific American (Click here for original article.) There may be a bit more room at the bottom, after all. In 1959 physi...

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Can Science Save the Planet?

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Renewable Energy, Renewable Biofuels, Materials-Science, Nanotechnology, Science News

There are more and more stirrings of a science-driven revolution, a transformation in how we generate our power. Some doubt the value of encouraging this sort of revolution to occur. I don't.

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For Santorum, It's Values Versus Innovation

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Economy, Rick Santorum, Rick Santorum 2012, Innovation, Industry Growth, Job Creation, Gop Party 2012, Election 2012, Rick Santorum Values, Conservative Values, Politics News

A few days ago it was hard to find a pundit who didn't think that the 2012 campaign was going to be all about jobs.They thought that value issues were off the table. Wrong again.

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Nanoparticles: Assessing Your Health Risk and Why You Should Care

Hillary Peterson | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Regulation, Nanoparticles, Skincare, Fda, Cancer, Skin Care, Nanotechnology, Nanoparticles Health Risk, Nanoparticles Regulation, Green News

You may assume, as I did, that the FDA is actively regulating substances such as nanoparticles. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

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Is Nanotechnology The New GMO?

foodpolitics.com | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Nanomaterials Food, Nanotechnology in Food, Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Food News

Food Navigator reports that UK experts are demanding public debate and regulation of nanomaterials in foods. Without that, they warn, nanotechnology ...

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I Want to Be a Scientist in My Next Life

Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Breast Cancer Survivor, Nanotechnology, Argonne National Laboratory, Scientists, Slidepollajax, Chicago News

Visiting the Argonne National Laboratory opened my eyes to a plethora of scientific investigation that is going on in a gigantic complex about 25 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.

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The World Technology Awards

Bill_Robinson | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Biotech, World Technology Network, Nanotechnology, United Nations, It, Ray Kurzweil, Green Energy, Wtn, Technology News

I go to a lot of tech conferences and trade shows. It's a necessary evil for me. I don't enjoy it much, in fact they give me a screeching headache ...

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Tiny New E. Coli Test Could Save Thousands Of Lives

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Satran | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Monika Weber E Coli Testing, Food Poisoning, E Coli Testing, Nanotechnology, E Coli Testing Device, Yale E Coli Testing, Food Illness, Monika Weber, Bacteria Testing Nanowires, E. Coli, E Coli Testing Procedure, Video, Food News

Right now, just one in 1000 cows that pass through the deathly gates of an industrial slaughterhouse is tested for harmful pathogens. That's because t...

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Nanotechnology Powered By Human Movement

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: University of Wisconsin, Green Tech, University of Wisconsin Nanotechnology, Video, Nanotech, Human-Powered Nanotechnology, Technology, Nanotechnology, Green-Technology, Green News

From EarthTechling's Laura Caseley: When it comes to nanotechnology, the seemingly smallest motions can provide reliable and renewable energy. This...

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Why Innovation Requires (Shocker!) Big Government

Ian Fletcher | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: National Science Foundation, Science, U.S. Economy, Technological Innovation, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Economy, Business News

Despite our smug self-image, the U.S. actually only ranks in the middle of the pack for resources committed to innovation. In truth, our economy is not innovative enough -- and it's costing us, big-time.

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Nanoparticles: Friend or Foe? Help Us Investigate

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nanoparticles, Nano-Technology, Nanoparticles-Cancer, Gold Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Faster Times, Green News

They are small and unregulated and in more than 800 products from socks to sunscreen to Superfund sites, and we want to know more about them. But we ...

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Green News Report: September 14, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scientist Developing Nanotechnology To Fight Breast Cancer

McClatchy | Lulu Liu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lorenzo Berti, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Nanotechnology, Breast Cancer Nanotechnology, Technology News

Tiny cancer-fighting agents are poised to play a big role in the future of chemotherapy. The breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure ha...

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DK Matai | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Quantum Effects, Nanoparticles, Nanotech, Nanites, Nanofood, Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Green Living, Health, Health Care, Healthy Living News

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nanoparticles, Gold, Nanotechnology, Colloidal Gold, Green Technology, Clean Water, Environment, Clean Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Fuel Cells, Cancer Treatment, Cancer, Health Care, Nanoparticle Inks, Climate Change, Business News

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Air Force Using Lasers, Nanotechnology To Heal Wounds At A Molecular Level

Wired | Katie Drummond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nanotechnology Medicine, Nanotechnology, Air Force, Nanotechnology Healing Wounds, Lasers Healing Wounds, Lasers, Technology News

Forget stitches and old-school sutures. Scientists funded by the Air Force are using nano-technology and lasers to seal up wounds at a molecular level...

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Amid Nanotechnology's Dazzling Promise, Health Fears Grow

AOL News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nanotechnology Dangers, Nanotech Regulation, Nanotech, Nanotechnology Federal Agencies, Nanotechnology, Technology News

Yet despite those findings, most federal agencies are doing little to nothing to ensure public safety. Consumers have virtually no way of knowing whet...

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