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Ontario Government Gives Cleantech Company a Boost (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TORONTO—-Ontario, Canada is supporting the development of breakthrough technology that will help create jobs and protect the environment. (read on…) Related items Toronto-Based Nanomaterials Company, Vive Nano, Receives $3.8 Million Investment From Ontario Government (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Electrovaya Announces Operations Update, Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Ont. providing $3.8M to company... »
Nanoparticles come loose during washing (UPI)
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Swiss scientists say they have discovered silver nanoparticles being used in some brands of socks are being released into the environment during washing. (get the story…) Related items Washing Nanoparticles Off Socks And Into The Environment (Medical News Today) Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks (redOrbit) Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks (Science Daily) Nanoparticles... »
Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks (Science Daily)
Scientists are reporting results of one of the first studies on the release of silver nanoparticles from laundering those anti-odor, anti-bacterial socks now on the market. Their findings may suggest ways that manufacturers and consumers can minimize the release of these particles to the environment, where they could harm fish and other wildlife. (get the... »
Nanoparticles may have negative effects on environment and human health (New Kerala)
Washington, September 14 : A new analysis has indicated that the same properties of nanoparticles that make them so appealing to manufacturers may also have negative effects on the environment and human health. (get the story…) Related items Evaluating Health And Environmental Risks From Nanotechnology: When Nano May Not Be Nano (Science Daily) Scientists creating ‘golden bullet’ for... »
Evaluating Health And Environmental Risks From Nanotechnology: When Nano May Not Be Nano (Science Daily)
Researchers argue for a new look at the way nanoparticles are selected when studying the potential impacts on human health and the environment. (read the story…) Related items Chemist Monitors Nanotechnology’s Environmental Impact (Newswise) Measuring impact nanoparticles on health and environment by looking at blood stream of chicken embryos (Science Daily) An overview on nanoparticles (News-Medical-Net) ‘NanoPen’ May Write New... »
