January 6, 2010
Nanotechnology is used in the development and manufacture of products in a number of different areas, including medicine, materials, electronics, coatings and energy saving technology, all with positive effects such as decreasing drug side-effects and improving sports equipment performance. (Nanotechnology … Read More
January 4, 2010
Researchers from the University College London, United Kingdom, have developed an artificial artery using nanotechnology that is flexible enough to function like a real blood vessel. (NDN)
November 9, 2009
Nanoparticles can damage DNA even in cells that are not directly exposed to them, according to an in vitro study published online today (November 5) in Nature Nanotechnology — raising further questions about the safety of nanomaterials used in clinical … Read More
October 20, 2009
NanoEthics (Volume 3, Number 2, August 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Beyond Implications and Applications: the Story of ‘Safety by Design’” by Christopher M. Kelly, 79-96. “Nanotechnology, Development and Buddhist Values” by Soraj Hongladarom, 97-107. “Green Dreams … Read More
October 7, 2009
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 9, Issue 10, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The Era of Nanomedicine and Nanoethics: Has It Come, Is It Still Coming, Or Will It Pass Us By?” by Summer Johnson, … Read More
October 6, 2009
Nanoparticles may prove effective tools for improving stem cells therapy, new research suggests. Chemical engineers have successfully used nanoparticles to enhance stem cells’ ability to stimulate regeneration of damaged vascular tissue and reduce muscle degeneration in mice, they report in … Read More
September 30, 2009
Searching for a set of molecular characteristics common to all stem cells is, at best, a quixotic quest, argues a systems biologist in an opinion piece recently published in the Journal of Biology. This overly-simplified view of stem cells, the … Read More
September 24, 2009
61-year-old Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award winner, futurist and inventor guy Ray Kurzweil has made a lot of wild predictions that end up being appealing or terrifying. One of those is his belief that, within the next 20-25 years, … Read More
September 17, 2009
How Deep Will Nanotechnology’s Impact Be? Residence Palace, 155 Rue De La Loi Brussels, Belgium September 28, 2009 Over the past 3 years, the DEEPEN project has explored the ethical challenges posed by emerging nanotechnologies. Â What is unusual is that … Read More
September 8, 2009
In a previous Examiner related article, the impact of nanotechnology in medicine, health and everyday life was reviewed in detail. In this article, another breakthrough in the field of nanotechnology demonstrates once again how carbon nanotubes, small particles composed of … Read More
September 3, 2009
Humans have always tried to improve themselves through “natural methods” such as physical exercise, diet, meditation, education and training (and later on cosmetic surgery and Lasik eye corrections). However, as the report’s authors point out, with ongoing work to unravel … Read More
September 2, 2009
For most of the last decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proceeded cautiously in exercising its regulatory authority over nanoscale materials. This caution was largely a reflection of EPA’s conclusion that the agency lacked sufficient information to assess whether … Read More
September 1, 2009
The Human Enhancement Ethics Group today released a new report funded by the US National Science Foundation, addressing such topics as: definitions, possible scenarios, freedom & autonomy, fairness & equity, societal disruptions, human dignity, rights & obligations, and policy & … Read More
August 26, 2009
The story was first reported in the highly credible European Respiratory Journal and Reuters this month, causing members of the nanotechnology community everywhere scrambling to explain what could have gone wrong. (Nanotechnology Now)
August 20, 2009
Seven young Chinese women suffered permanent lung damage and two of them died after working for months without proper protection in a paint factory using nanoparticles, Chinese researchers reported on Wednesday. (Reuters)
August 19, 2009
Claims that seven Chinese factory workers developed severe lung damage from inhaling nanoparticles are stoking the debate over the environmental-health effects of nanotechnology. (Nature News)
August 18, 2009
Using tiny crystals called quantum dots, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a highly sensitive test to look for DNA attachments that often are early warning signs of cancer. This test, which detects both the presence and the quantity of certain … Read More
August 17, 2009
Long the stuff of hype and occasional hysteria, nanotechnology is quietly merging into modern life, its minuscule particles infused in an array of products, ranging from stink-proof socks to life-saving cancer medications. (The Boston Globe)
August 14, 2009
Culture and Religion (Volume 10, Issue 2, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Preface: Religious responses to technology” by Yulia Egorova, 133-135. “We have always been modern: Buddhism, science and the new genetic and reproductive technologies in … Read More
August 11, 2009
When bees sting, they pump poison into their victims. Now the toxin in bee venom has been harnessed to kill tumor cells by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers attached the major component of … Read More
August 11, 2009
Regulating Nanotechnologies in the EU and US is a collaborative research project involving researchers from LSE, Chatham House, Environmental Law Institute and The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Its goal is to investigate … Read More
August 10, 2009
Bioethics (Volume 23, Issue 7, September 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Bioinformatics and Ethics” by Antonio Marturano, ii-iii. “When Speed Truly Matters, Openness is the Answer” by Antonio Marturano, 385-393. “Outlining Ethical Issues in Nanotechnologies” by … Read More
August 5, 2009
Following 15 years of research and development of topical pain relief products, Concept Laboratories, Inc. discovered that the use of nanotechnology greatly enhances the effects of topical pain relievers. Teaming their most high performance formulas with a nanosphere delivery system, … Read More
August 3, 2009
Much attention of nanotechnology researchers has recently been paid to the fabrication of free-standing, ultra-thin films. These systems have been developed for use in a wide variety of fields such as nano-separation membranes or nanosensors for electrochemical and photochemical applications. … Read More
July 30, 2009
Tiny synthetic particles carrying a payload of toxin worked as well as chemotherapy at killing ovarian cancer cells in mice, without the bad side effects, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. (Reuters)
