TOPNEWS 31 August 2010 (from observatoryNANO)

New briefings from the observatoryNANO project

The observatoryNANO project has just published new briefings on 'Photocatalysts for Water Treatment' and 'Nano-enabled Insulation Materials'. [..]

01 September 2010 (from observatoryNANO)

Latest newsletter from the observatoryNANO

The latest newsletter summarises new publications and activities, and includes an interview with Dr Silvia Venier, Centre for Science, Society, and Citizenship, Rome 'Solutions for new trade–off [..]

25 August 2010 (from ICPC-NanoNet, Nanorecht en Vrede, Nanopodium)

Malik Maaza to speak on Nanotech for a Knowledge Society in Africa at ICPC NanoNet webinar, 2 September

Register now to hear Malik Maaza, coordinator of NanoAfnet, speak during the online webinar on Nanotechnology for a Knowledge Society in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries, organised by the ICPC-NanoNet and [..]

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18 August 2010 (from Tweede Kamer)

Dutch government proposes temporary nano-reference values

Last week, minister Donner of Social Affairs and Employment in the Netherlands informed the Second Chamber of the Parliament about proposed nano-reference values for engineered nanomaterials at work in response to a [..]

10 August 2010 (from European Commission)

New technological challenges require ethical assessment

The European Group on Ethics (EGE) recently published a report on its activities in the period 2005-2010. In this period, significant technological advances have taken place including in nanotechnology, which have [..]

18 upcoming events

Classified to investment and financial sector

09 July 2010 - 01 October 2010 in internet, Netherlands

Nanopanel

02 September 2010 - 02 September 2010 in internet, Netherlands

Webinar Nanotechnology for a Knowledge Society in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries

07 September 2010 - 07 September 2010 in internet, Netherlands

Webinar Nanotechnology for a Knowledge Society in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries

07 September 2010 - 09 September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium

Industrial Technologies conference

09 September 2010 - 12 September 2010 in Enschede, Netherlands

GOGBOT festival 2010

Deadline: 01 April 2010

2 year Master program in Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society

Deadline: 01 March 2009

Integration of Molecular Components in Functional Macroscopic Systems

Deadline: 31 December 2008

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18 August 2010

Provisional nano-reference values : Applicability of the concept and of published methods

Tijdelijke nano-referentiewaarden : Bruikbaarheid van het concept en van de gepubliceerde methoden

The current body of scientific knowledge is inadequate to enable health-based occupational exposure limits for nanomaterials to be derived. As an alternative, provisional nano-reference [..]

10 August 2010

General Report on the activities of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies to the European Commission

2005-2010

The European Group on Ethics (EGE)reports on its activities in the period 2005-2010. In this period, significant technological advances have taken place including in nanotechnology, which [..]

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. [..]

23 November 2007

Bridging the gap between foresight and market research: Integrating methods to assess the economic potential of nanotechnology

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16 November 2006

Reconstructing man? - The power of converging technologies...

17 October 2006

From science fiction to science fact