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• NIOSH publishes Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) One-Pager

  Posted On: 06/29/20

  The NTRC develops recommendations that support responsible development of nanotechnology. This snapshot shows recent ac...

• Occupational risk prevention with respect to exposure to nanoparticles in construction / Prevención de riesgos laborales frente a la exposición de nanopartículas en la construcción

  Posted On: 04/29/20

  The Construction Labor Foundation (https://www.fundacion...

• Nanotechnology Research at NIOSH

  Posted On: 10/09/19

  October 9th is National Nanotechnology Day. In recognition of this day, a NIOSH blog post highlights nanotechnology res...

• METPHAST ON-LINE

  Posted On: 03/09/18

  The Midwest Emerging Technologies Public Health and Safety Training (METPHAST) Program develops and disseminates web-ba...

• If You Were a Nanometer Tall, How Long Would It Take to Walk Across a Dollar?

  Posted On: 10/13/17

  Dr. Nancy Healy chats about why we need a nano-literate public, the skills future scientists need, and how the National...

• ISO/TR 18401:2017(en) Nanotechnologies — Plain language explanation of selected terms from the ISO/IEC 80004 series

  Posted On: 07/05/17

  "This document offers explanations (including examples) of selected nanotechnology terms and is intended to facilitate ...

• NanoData landscape compilation: Construction

  Posted On: 07/05/17

  "This report offers a snapshot of the status of the environment for nanotechnology in the context of construction. The ...

• Tiny particles have big hazard potential

  Posted On: 06/16/17

  Nanotechnology will be viewed as both hero, villain for next 20 years

• Upcoming and Archived Public Webinars from the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)

  Posted On: 05/19/17

  The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) will hold webinars periodically to share information with the ...

• Nanotechnology: Delivering on the Promise Volume 1

  Posted On: 10/05/16

  Advances in nanotechnology and the value of precautionary risk management for the safe and responsible development and ...

• Nanotechnology Futurography

  Posted On: 10/05/16

  A series of articles on nanotechnology from the Slate online magazine

• New NSF and NBC Learn video series shows off big discoveries from tiny particles

  Posted On: 01/27/16

  Why are things so small, so significant? A new video series created by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NBC Le...

• US DHHS National Library of Medicine Enviro-Health Links - Nanotechnology and Human Health

  Posted On: 12/09/15

  This website maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides to access a wealth of information ...

• Introduction to Nanotechnology - Nanowerk

  Posted On: 11/30/15

  "Truly revolutionary nanotechnology products, materials and applications, such as nanorobotics, are years in the future...

• CPWR UPDATE - Nanomaterials Present New Questions for Occupational Safety and Health

  Posted On: 10/09/15

  "Nanotechnology is transforming many industries, including construction. Nanomaterials are incredibly small - between 1...

• Nanotechnology 101

  Posted On: 09/28/15

  "Imagine something so small that it's a million times smaller than the length of an ant. Then consider the ability ...

• ORAU Nanotechnology Studies Program

  Posted On: 09/01/15

  "Nanotechnology is a complicated subject and is not well known to many. In order to improve awareness of nanotechnology...

• Engineered versus incidental nanoparticles in the atmosphere

  Posted On: 05/28/15

  "Take a deep breath. You just inhaled about 1 million particles. Figure 1 shows various types of airborne particles, al...

• Nanotechnology Definitions

  Posted On: 01/15/15

  "Many regulatory bodies around the world have separately developed definitions of 'nanomaterial' to identify ma...