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Nanomaterial boosts potency of coronavirus disinfectants

Posted On: 2023-05-14

The use of peroxide-based disinfectants has grown with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the extensive use of chemical disinfectants to kill viruses and other pathogens can also threaten...
Anti-dust tech paves way for self-cleaning surfaces

Posted On: 2023-05-14

Researchers have developed a new method to keep dust from sticking to surfaces. The result is the ability to make many types of materials dust resistant, from spacecraft to solar...
Researchers enhance durability of low-cost solar cells made from nano-sized crystals

Posted On: 2023-05-14

An international team of researchers has developed a new technique to enhance the durability of inverted perovskite solar cells—an important step toward commercialization of an emerging photovoltaic technology that could...

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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...