Nanotechnology Development News Summaries from Meridian Institute http://www.merid.org/nanodev/ en-us Nanotoxicology - Mammalian and Plant Cells Respond Differently to Fullerenes http://www.merid.org/ndn/more.php?articleID=2483 This article looks at one of the many ways that scientists are exploring, and trying to understand, the potential toxicity of nanomaterials in the environment and in humans. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Food Safety: FDA Should Strengthen Its Oversight of Food Ingredients Determined to Be Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) http://www.merid.org/ndn/more.php?articleID=2482 The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report, "Food Safety: FDA Should Strengthen Its Oversight of Food Ingredients Determined to Be Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)", stating that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not exercise adequate oversight over certain widely used food additives. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Report on Nanotechnologies and Manufactured Nanomaterials http://www.merid.org/ndn/more.php?articleID=2481 The United Nations' (UN) Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), a policy framework to promote chemical safety around the world, has developed an outline for a report focusing on nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials including, in particular, issues of relevance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Battery, Nanotechnology Partnership Launched by EPA to Protect Environment http://www.merid.org/ndn/more.php?articleID=2480 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a partnership that will focus on bringing manufacturers of various types of lithium-ion batteries together with EPA and university scientists, non-governmental organizations, and other relevant parties, to help the manufacturers make environmentally sound manufacturing and material choices. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Like Little Golden Assassins, 'Smart' Nanoparticles Identify, Target and Kill Cancer Cells http://www.merid.org/ndn/more.php?articleID=2479 Researchers at Cornell University, United States, have synthesized nanoparticles to identify, target and kill cancer cells. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy http://www.merid.org/ndn/more.php?articleID=2478 The European Science Foundation (ESF), the Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in Österreich (FWF), and the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (LFUI) are sponsoring a "Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy" conference, to be held from July 4-9, 2010, at the Universitätszentrum Obergurgl, Austria. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500