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Nanotechnology, Water, and Development Meridian Institute's ongoing Global Dialogue on
Nanotechnology and the Poor: Opportunities and Risks
(GDNP) commissioned the paper entitled "Nanotechnology,
Water, and Development" to explore the scale and
significance of water and sanitation problems in developing
countries, the broad array of challenges associated with
improving access to water, and the possible opportunities
and risks of using nanotechnology to address these
challenges. Overview and Comparison of Conventional and Nano-Based Water Treatment Technologies Meridian Institute has written a paper entitled "Overview
and Comparison of Conventional and Nano-Based Water
Treatment Technologies" as a supplement to the"Nanotechnology, Water, and Development" paper.
Specifically, this paper responds to numerous requests for
a comprehensive document that facilitates comparisons of
conventional and nanotechnology-based water treatment
devices. Examples of Enabling Technologies for the Development
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UK Government Publishes Nanotechnologies Strategy -- United Kingdom Department for Business Innovation and Skills (3/19/2010)The United Kingdom Government Office for Science this week published, in an effort to keep the UK at the forefront of nanotechnologies research and innovation, a "UK Nanotechnologies Strategy: Small Technologies, Great Opportunities." The UK government, in producing this strategy, is confirming its intent to promote this emerging science. [More] Nano-Based RFID Tag, You're It -- Rice University (3/19/2010)Researchers at Rice University, United States, in collaboration with Sunchon National University in Korea, have developed an inexpensive, printable transmitter that can be invisibly embedded in packaging. [More] Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology -- Research and Markets (3/19/2010)A recently published book, "Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology", explores the diversity in social perspectives on the emergence of nanotechnologies. [More] CLEAN TECH: DOE to Craft Strategy on Crucial Rare-Earth Minerals -- Environment & Energy News PM (3/18/2010)The United States Department of Energy (DOE) this week announced plans to develop a strategy for assuring United States access to 17 rare-earth metals critical to the growth of clean energy technologies. [More] China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S. -- The New York Times (3/18/2010)As China continues to develop a high-tech economy that can compete directly with the United States, more American companies are moving their factories, laboratories, and workers there, attracted by the huge pool of cheap and highly skilled engineers, and the subsidies offered by many Chinese cities and regions, particularly for green energy companies. [More] What Would You Say? -- Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (3/18/2010)The author of this article asked several thought-leaders the following question: "If you had the attention of the entire world, what would you say about nanoscale technologies?" The respondents were grouped into various perspectives: the futurist, the medical scientist, and the business/economic analysts. [More] Rush for Patents May Hinder Transfer of New Climate-related Technologies -- Policy Innovations (3/17/2010)The article says the North-South divide on intellectual property rights (IPR) remains unresolved following the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. [More] UK FSA Gives Thumbs Up to Nanotechnology Database -- Food Navigator (3/17/2010)The United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board last week agreed to compile a confidential database of food industry research into nanotechnology. [More] Standard Guide for Handling Unbound Engineered Nanoscale Particles in Occupational Settings -- ASTM International (3/17/2010)ASTM International, originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), one of the world's largest voluntary standards development organizations, has, available for purchase, a "Standard Guide for Handling Unbound Engineered Nanoscale Particles in Occupational Settings". [More] |
