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The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies was established in 2005 as a partnership between the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Pew Charitable Trusts. The Project is dedicated to helping ensure that as nanotechnologies advance, possible risks are minimized, public and consumer engagement remains strong, and the potential benefits of these new technologies are realized.
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News
findNano App Puts Nanotech in Your Pocket
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies has developed findNano, an application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch that lets users discover and determine whether consumer products are nanotechnology-enabled
Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos
A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. The study used established methods to see if specific types of nanotubes have the potential to cause mesothelioma — a cancer of the lung lining that can take 30-40 years to appear following exposure. FULL STORY
Mapping the New U.S. NanoMetro Economy
With nanotechnology poised to be the globe’s next big economic driver, five U.S. cities have emerged as the country’s top “Nano Metro” locations—areas with the nation’s highest concentration of nanotech companies, universities, research laboratories, and organizations. Utilizing technology from Google Maps®, the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies has created a mashup to display this newly compiled data.
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Event Summaries
Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Securing the Promise of Nanotechnologies
Wednesday, September 23 2009, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
David Rejeski, Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies; Leslie Carothers, President, Environmental Law Institute; Linda Breggin, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute; Robert Falkner, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, London School of Economics; Andrew Maynard, Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies; Mitchell Cheeseman, Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Food & Drug Administration; J. Clarence Davies, Senior Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies; Richard A. Denison, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund; Astrid Koch, Science and Technology Section, European Commission; William Gulledge, American Chemistry Council; John Pendergrass, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
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Oversight of Next Generation Nanotechnology
Tuesday, April 28 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
J. Clarence Davies, former EPA official and senior fellow, Resources for the Future; David Rejeski, Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
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Synthetic Biology: The Next Biotech Revolution Is Brewing
Wednesday, March 25 2009, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Michael Rodemeyer, adjunct instructor, University of Virginia, David Rejeski, director, Foresight and Governance Project
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Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: nano@wilsoncenter.org
Tel: 202/691-4282
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