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New 2009-10 Safe Sunscreen Guide helps you choose nano-free
December 01, 2009
UPDATE; In September 2012, Friends of the Earth selected several Australia sunscreens which we hoped were free from untested and unsafe nano-ingredients. We submitted these sunscreens for testing by the Government’s National Measurement Institute,...
Read More ShareBeyond safety – some bigger questions about new technologies
December 01, 2009
This is reprinted from “A guest blog in the Alternative Perspectives on Technology Innovation series“, hosted by Andrew Maynard’s 2020 Science blog The promise that a given new technology will deliver environmentally benign electricity...
Read More ShareNanoparticles found in 10 top brand cosmetics
December 01, 2009
Testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth Australia has found nanoparticles in foundations and concealers sold by 10 top name brands including Clinique, Clarins, L’Oréal, Revlon, The Body Shop, Max Factor, Lancôme Paris, By...
Read More ShareHave industry interests captured public engagement on nano in Australia?
November 01, 2009
There are increasing government initiatives here and around the world to let the public “have its say” on nanotechnology issues. Yet in their article, published in the journal Nanoethics, Griffith University’s Dr Kristen Lyons...
Read More ShareNanoparticles cause DNA damage – without even entering cells
November 01, 2009
New researched published in Nature Nanotechnology shows that nanoparticles can damage DNA and chromosomes in cells, across an intact barrier of other cells. The research suggests that nanoparticles could cause cancer, or even birth...
Read More ShareWill nano enable super-rich people to become a different species?
October 01, 2009
A few months ago Ray Kurzweil predicted that within 20 years, nanotechnology will enable [those who can afford it] to live forever. Now the UK Telegraph has reported claims by US futurist Paul Saffo...
Read More ShareUS EPA considering stricter approach for nanomaterials
October 01, 2009
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing its policy on how nanomaterials are assessed (or not) for their environment risks. This could result in the EPA closing legal loopholes by finally agreeing...
Read More ShareGerman authority warns consumers to avoid nano-products
October 01, 2009
Reflecting growing high level unease about the safety risks of products produced nanomaterials, in a new report the German Federal Office for Environmental Protection (UBA) has called for consumers to avoid using nano-products until...
Read More ShareTime for technology democracy
October 01, 2009
The reality of the Australian government’s approach to nanotechnology belies its stated commitment to social democracy, writes Griffith University senior lecturer Dr Kristen Lyons in the Sydney Morning Herald, Age and Brisbane Times newspapers....
Read More ShareTime for technology democracy
September 01, 2009
The reality of the Australian government’s approach to nanotechnology belies its stated commitment to social democracy, writes Griffith University senior lecturer Dr Kristen Lyons in the Sydney Morning Herald, Age and Brisbane Times newspapers....
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