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Swedish Defence program
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| Nanocosmetics Article: |
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Thomas C. Long et.al. "Titanium Dioxide (P25) Produces Reactive Oxygen Species in Immortalized Brain Microglia (BV2): Implications for Nanoparticle Neurotoxicity" in: Environ. Sci. Technol.; 2006; 40(14) pp 4346 - 4352; (Article)
Robert F. Service "Calls Rise for More Research on Toxicology of Nanomaterials" in: Science 9 December 2005:Vol. 310. no. 5754, p. 1609
Andre Nel et. al. "Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel" in: Science 3 February 2006:Vol. 311. no. 5761, pp. 622 - 627
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, A Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory
Friends of the Earth "Nanomaterials, sunscreens and cosmetics: Small Ingredients, Big Risks" (pdf download)
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Conferences: |
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Nano & Bio in Society
Science & Technology policy
American Chemical Society 232nd National Meeting & Exhibition
Nano Regulation
Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials (Flyer pdf download)
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| Andre Nel et. al. "Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel"
Australian Government, Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) "Safety of sunscreens containing nanoparticles of zinc oxide or titanium dioxide"
TGA: A review of the scientific literature on the safety of nanoparticulate titanium dioxide or zinc oxide in Sunscreens (pdf download)
Legal Petition to the FDA regarding nanomaterials in cosmetics (pdf download)
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| New Book Releases: |
| Nanotechnology Regulation and Policy Worldwide
Military Nanotechnology: Potential Applications and Preventive Arms Control
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| Army Environmental Policy Institute: Foresight Publication #1"Nanotechnology" (pdf download)
Department of Defense: "Defense Nanotechnology Research and Development Programs" 2006 Report (pdf download)
NATO Sub Committee on Proliferation of Military Technology "The Security Implications of Nanotechnology" (download)
U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
U.S. Army Research Office (ARO)
U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN)
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Air Force MURI at the University of Rochester
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| Oberdörster et. al.' "Nanotoxicology: An Emerging Discipline Evolving from Studies of Ultrafine Particles" in Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 113, Number 7, July 2005
National University of Singapore (NUS) Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative
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| Thomas C. Long et. al. "Titanium Dioxide (P25) Produces Reactive Oxygen Species in Immortalized Brain Microglia (BV2): Implications for Nanoparticle Neurotoxicity"
Ken Donaldson et. al. "Carbon Nanotubes: A Review of Their Properties in Relation to Pulmonary Toxicology and Workplace Safety"
Mark R. Wiesner et. al. "Assessing the Risks of Manufactured Nanomaterials" (pdf download)
UNESCO Report "The Ethics and Politics of Nanotechnology"
German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Report "Nanotechnology: A Research Strategy for Addressing Risk" (pdf download)
"SCENIHR Opinion adopted on September 28-29, 2005" (pdf download)
"SCENIHR Modified opinion from March 10, 2006" (pdf download)
"SCENIHR Synthesis report" (pdf download)
"SCENIHR Compilation of public comments received" (download)
UK Council for Science and Technology (CST) "Call for Evidence"
"Royal Society Report"
"UK Government's Answer" (pdf download)
Andre Nel's "homepage" at UCLA
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