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New initiative to pool know-how on synthetic nanomaterials in Switzerland Hönggerberg, June 7, 2018 – At the Swiss Nano Convention 2018, taking place at ETH Zurich this
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Plastic particles less than five millimeters in size, also known as microplastics, often settle far away from their point of origin. Empa researchers have now developed a
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Action plan Synthetic Nanomaterials Final report 2 September 2020 (only available in German and French) Opportunities and Risks of Nanomaterials Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2017 Opportunities and Risks
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Published in Nature Nanotechnology by the group of Alke Petri-Fink and Barbara Rothen-Rutishauer (www.nature.com/articles/s41565-023-01331-4). The authors discuss the safety concerns on handling and disposing nanomaterials, the possible
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Waste containing nanomaterials — or nanowaste — is an emerging safety concern worldwide, warranting specific environmentally sound waste management and regulation. Authors: Arturo A. Keller, Alex Ehrens, Yuanfang Zheng & Bernd
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Recently, the European Commission published a study that provides further information on the intentional uses of microplastic particles in products and the risks they pose to human
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Tiny particles that can fight cancer or that can easily pass through any interface within our body are a great promise for medicine. But there is little