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Chemistry World October 3, 2006 Victoria Gill	UK Dragging Heels on Nanotechnology Disappointing and slow. That is how the UK government's research to improve the understanding of the potential health and environmental impacts of free nanoparticles has been summed up by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering.
Chemistry World August 2007 Richard Jones	Comment: Grand Challenges for Small Science The UK needs to develop a convincing strategy for nanotechnology research.
Chemistry World December 12, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Nano-Hype Comes Out in the Wash The EPA's intent to regulate nanotech is generally applauded, but with nanotoxicology research still in its infancy, and no defined protocols for manufacturers to follow, it is unclear how any regulations would work in practice.
Chemistry World March 2008 Mark Peplow	Editorial: Sweating the Small Stuff In the field of nanotechnology, the devil is in the detail.
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Chemistry World March 2012	Gaining trust for nanotech Our increasing ability to manipulate and create devices at the scale of molecules and cells, and the novel properties which emerge at this level, are talked of as a revolution. But will growing public awareness of nanotech be wary or welcoming?
Chemistry World March 9, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Finding the Risks of Nanoparticle Exposure A new model for nanoparticle exposure should provide more realistic insights into the possible health risks of airborne nanoparticles, researchers in Switzerland claim.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Karn & Matthews	Nano Particles Without Macroproblems Quick and dirty advice for keeping nanotech clean.
Chemistry World October 25, 2009 Hayley Birch	New evidence for toxic effects of inhaled nanotubes Further evidence for the asbestos-like effects of carbon nanotubes has emerged from a new study in mice.
Chemistry World January 30, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Nanoencapsulation Paves the Way to Perfumed Pants High street fashions and the products developed to clean them will soon use nanotechnology delivery systems to deliver distinctive fragrances.
Chemistry World August 16, 2006 Michael Gross	Nanoparticle Toxicity Tested The rapid advance of nanotechnology has raised concerns that substances known to be harmless in bulk might turn out toxic or carcinogenic in certain fibrous or nanoparticle forms.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Baker & Aston	The Business Of Nanotech There's still plenty of hype, but nanotechnology is finally moving from the lab to the marketplace. Get ready for cars, chips, and golf balls made with new materials engineered down to the level of individual atoms.
Chemistry World January 18, 2012 Laura Howes	A simple separation solution for carbon nanotubes Single-walled carbon nanotubes exist in both metallic and semiconducting forms, but many of the applications of the materials require either one type or the other, making separation increasingly important.
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	Nanotechnology: Good Things in Small Packages Critics exaggerate the dangers. Boosters flog the benefits. Let's give nanotechnology a chance to develop before we start taking sides.
Chemistry World October 30, 2012 Blanca Antizar-Ladislao	Nanotechnology risks As an environmental engineer and chemist, I feel that Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Risk Assessment edited by Ripp and Henry is an excellent text and I definitely enjoyed reading it.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Wherrett & Yelovich	Profiting From Nanotechnology Can you profit from this technology? An overview of what the science is and where opportunity may lie for investors.
Chemistry World December 4, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Nanotech Meets Big Business Some of the UK's up and coming nanotechnology firms met industry giants in London as the UK government sought to marry up local innovators with international business partners.
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Chemistry World February 29, 2008 Michael Gross	Modified Nanotubes Catalyse Fuel Cell A new type of catalyst made by attaching platinum nanoparticles to nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes could be used to oxidise methanol in fuel cells, thanks to work by Chinese chemists.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2005 John Teresko	From Confusion To Action The first step in formulating a strategy for capitalizing on nanotechnology is understanding parameters.
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Chemistry World January 4, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Knighthood for Services to Chemistry Fraser Stoddart, director of the California NanoSystems Institute and professor of NanoSystems Sciences at the University of California, has been appointed a Knight Bachelor for his services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Baker & Aston	Why The Old Rules Don't Apply Nanotechnology: at this size, familiar materials can do things they couldn't do before.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004 Wherrett & Yelovich	The Players and Pretenders of Nanotech Some companies are positioning themselves to make big profits in tomorrow's small tech. Here are some investment opportunities in the nanotech world.
Chemistry World April 6, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Immune cells fight off nanotubes Carbon nanotubes can be degraded by an enzyme found in human immune cells, report US researchers.
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IndustryWeek June 22, 2011	Regulators Will Control Nanotechnology Future Nanotechnology promises great advances for a host of industries, but concerns about health and safety threaten commercialization efforts.
Chemistry World May 31, 2006 Jon Evans	Carbon Joins the Dots Carbon could soon replace cadmium as the material of choice for quantum dots, following the development of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by scientists.
Chemistry World September 14, 2009 Hayley Birch	All that is small is not nano Mark Wiesner of Duke University, US, says it is too easy to tar all nanoparticles with the same brush. 'All that is small is not necessarily nano,' he says. 'You need to have that novel property. The question then becomes: what's the taxonomy of these nanomaterials?'
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National Defense October 2005 Grace Jean	Moving Nanotechnology Research Into Market Remains a Challenge U.S. investments in nanotechnology have escalated into the billions of dollars in recent years. Yet moving the resulting discoveries and materials into the market remains one of the industry's toughest challenges.
Chemistry World June 2007 Philip Ball	Opinion: The Crucible A new EU paper notes that given today's skeptical and less deferential public, without a serious communication effort nanotechnology innovations could face an unjust negative public reception.
Bio-IT World March 8, 2005 Salvatore Salamone	Nano Poised for Liftoff First 'nano' technologies yield fruit in the biomedical lab and clinic with the promise of more to come.
Entrepreneur May 2008 Andrea Cooper	Small Wonders In the world of nanotechnology, good things come in really small packages.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2005 Carl Wherrett	The Next Tech Revolution At the smallest scale known to man lies the future of civilization. But what of investors? Should our portfolios take notice of this emerging, but as yet commercially unproven, technology?
Chemistry World January 17, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Nanomachines to Treat Cancer Scientists at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) have signed a deal with a private investment firm to develop and market 'nanomachines' to treat cancer.
Chemistry World February 21, 2012	Treat science as a hobby Jie Liu talks to Heather Montgomery about his scientific inspirations and the next big breakthrough in carbon nanotube research.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2004 Mark Chapman	Nano or Bust It has been estimated that nearly 50% of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies either produce or are working on nano-related products. So how can investors profit from nanotechnology?
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Chemistry World July 26, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Predicting nanoparticle toxicity Judging nanoparticle toxicity could be made easier by a new theoretical model that predicts which materials will make nanoparticles that could damage living cells. The model can predict the available electronic energy levels in the nanoparticle structure
Chemistry World July 10, 2012 Yuandi Li	Flattening nanotubes produces better graphene Graphene (single-layer graphite) has become a worldwide phenomenon and, with its incredible properties, is expected to have a huge impact in various fields. However, one of the biggest obstacles to its widespread industrial use is large scale production.
Chemistry World November 24, 2006	Washing Machine Triggers Nanoparticle Regulation Wrangles over a washing machine have pressured America's EPA to regulate commercial products containing silver nanoparticles as a pesticide. But it is not yet clear how the policy will be enforced.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Nano-what? Low public awareness of nanotechnology is cause for concern.
Chemistry World May 28, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Nanotube transistors swing both ways Researchers have combined titanium dioxide nanoparticles with carbon nanotubes to make light-sensitive transistors that can be made either to switch on or off in response to UV light.
Chemistry World November 23, 2011 Helen Carmichael	Nanotechnology risks get minimal press coverage A US study has found scant media coverage of the potential risks posed by nanotechnology, with many more articles extolling its future benefits.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2004 Wherrett & Yelovich	Samsung Sets Nano Benchmark Samsung's success raises the bar for nanotech investors' expectations.