News and Related Information
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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...
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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...
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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...
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METPHAST ON-LINE
Posted On: 03/09/18
The Midwest Emerging Technologies Public Health and Safety Training (METPHAST) Program develops and disseminates web-ba...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Tiny particles have big hazard potential
Posted On: 06/16/17
Nanotechnology will be viewed as both hero, villain for next 20 years
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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...