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The new National Nanotechnology Strategy Taskforce report “Options for a National Nanotechnology Strategy”, released by Industry Minister Macfarlane on 12 September, fails to address the most significant public interests issues raised by nanotechnology, suggesting that the...

By Gyorgy Scrinis. Reprinted from Arena Magazine, No. 83, June/July, 2006 Nanotechnology — a new range of techniques for engaging with and reconstructing nature at the atomic and molecular level — is being hailed...

In early July 2006 I was invited and journeyed as the FOE Australia Nanotechnology Projects representative to Zurich to participate in the International Risk Governance Council Conference on Nanotechnology. The purpose of the conference...

Amid growing reports of nanotoxicity (download briefing below), in an effort to bolster public confidence in nanotechnology, top nanotechnology analyst and advocate Lux Research Inc has called for strong regulation of nanotechnology’s environment, health and safety...

The nanotechnology issue of Chain Reaction, Friends of the Earth’s quarterly magazine, provides a great introduction to this powerful new technology. Chain Reaction tackles all the hard issues that industry and government are attempting...

A new study by researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency’s research laboratories in North Carolina has found that nano particles used in some sun creams have the potential to cause neurological damage. A...

The scientific and business community are still struggling to understand the global public rejection of genetically engineered (GE) foods, and with the growing discourse around the risks and disruptive impacts of nanotechnology, many are...

Friends of the Earth Australia has adopted a new nanotechnology policy. The policy calls for an immediate moratorium on all commercial research, development and release of nanotechnological materials and products. It recommends that given the serious...

The Synthetic Biology Biology 2.0 conference on the 21st May in Berkeley, USA has released a public statement in support of self-governance of the emerging nanobiotechnology industry. In the lead up to the conference 35...

Friends of the Earth’s report “Nanomaterials, sunscreens and cosmetics: Small ingredients, big risks“ details the extensive use of nanomaterials in 116 products, from sunscreens and anti-aging creams to shampoos and toothpastes, despite preliminary scientific evidence...