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New nanoparticle prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

Posted On: 2024-12-11

In the process of oil extraction, hard mineral buildup inside the pipes and equipment can cause serious operational damage and safety issues such as pipe explosion. The current methods for...
Graphene at 20: Still no sign of the promised space elevator, but the material is quietly changing the world

Posted On: 2024-12-11

Twenty years ago this October, two physicists at the University of Manchester published a groundbreaking paper on graphene, a brand new form of carbon just one atom thick. Just six...
Strengthening historical mortar with bentonite nanoclay

Posted On: 2024-12-11

Researchers have been investigating the use of bentonite nanoclay to protect mortar in historic brick structures. They have been exploring the effectiveness of a Nano Spraying Technique (NST) in enhancing...

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New Resource: CPWR's Nano Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Improvement Tool

Posted On: 2022-11-18

CPWR has launched the Nano Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Improvement Tool, which will help manufacturers, distributors, and importers of products containing nanomaterials strengthen their SDSs. Studies show that many SDSs...
Technical Report: Occupational Exposure Sampling for Engineered Nanomaterials

Posted On: 2022-08-10

NIOSH developed guidance for workplace sampling for three engineered nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes and nanofibers, silver, and titanium dioxide, each of which have an elemental mass-based NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit (REL)....
Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials

Posted On: 2021-06-02

Nanoscale silver particles are some of the most widely used nanomaterials in commerce. Workers who produce or use silver nanomaterials are potentially exposed to those materials in the workplace. Previous...