The nanotechnology in your sunscreen

March 14, 2014

(The Guardian) – The Consumer Products Inventory lists over 1,600 products which are identified by the manufacturer as containing nanoparticles – particles between one and 100 nanometres (between one and 100 billionths of a metre) across. So let’s take a look at what’s inside your household items. Last month in this series on nanotech in household items, we looked at clothing. This month: sunscreen.