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Protective gloves heat up to kill viruses, keep wearer's skin safe

Posted On: 2023-09-27

A material that reaches 100 °C on one side while staying cool on the other could cut the waste created by the use of disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) such...
Cracking the concrete code: New research develops self-sensing metamaterial concrete for smart infrastructure systems

Posted On: 2023-08-02

Concrete is the most used material in the construction industry and dates to the Roman Empire. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are now reimagining its design for the 21st...
Nanowires in carbon nanotubes have huge solar energy applications

Posted On: 2023-08-02

Tiny materials one hundred thousand times smaller than the width of a strand of hair could be used to improve solar cell technology. Materials as small as 1.2 nanometers across...

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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...