26 July 2010 (from observatoryNANO)

Biodegradable Food Packaging - New observatoryNANO Briefing Published

This document summarises and contextualises analysis of nanotechnology developments for biodegradable food packaging, and considers ST, socioeconomic, EHS and regulatory aspects. It is written for those who want a [..]

23 July 2010 (from NanoSustain)

NanoSustain - developing innovative solutions for the sustainable design, use, recycling and final treatment of nanotechnology based products

A new FP7 project has recently been launched to develop innovative solutions for the sustainable design, use, recycling and final treatment of nanotechnology-based products by addressing the following two questions: [..]

29 June 2010 (from MagForce Nanotechnologies AG)

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG Receives European Regulatory Approval for Its Nano-Cancer® Therapy

Following two decades of intensive research and development efforts, MagForce Nanotechnologies AG, a Berlin-based medical technology company founded in 1997, has received European regulatory approval for its [..]

15 April 2010 (from Cordis)

Enzyme in white blood cells can break down carbon nanotubes

An EU-funded study of carbon nanotubes by scientists in Ireland, Sweden and the US has shown that these extraordinarily strong molecules can be broken down into carbon and water by an enzyme found in white blood cells. [..]

04 March 2010 (from Bayer MaterialScience)

First Commercial Application of Baytubes® Carbon Nanotubes in Japan

Bayer MaterialScience (Leverkusen, Germany) reports that aqueous suspensions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) containing individual tubes offer interesting perspectives for a number of new applications which depend on a high [..]

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26 July 2010

Biodegradable Food Packaging

observatoryNANO Briefing No. 1

The volume of waste generated by the European agrifood sector is of increasing concern; in fact Europe's fruit and vegetable industries generate around 30 million tonnes of waste a year. [..]

16 July 2007

Report from the Workshop on Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation

This report describes the outcomes from the workshop on «Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation” which took place at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, on the 16th and 17th [..]

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29 June 2007

Nanotechnology and Civil Security

Security is becoming an increasingly important facet of global society. The issues are many-fold and include protecting citizens and state from organized crime, preventing terrorist acts, [..]

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18 May 2006

TNO assists Covalent to commercialise quantum filtration

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The nano science of kajal

06 December 2005

Novel Mathematical Approach to Nanotechnology