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The United States House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee this week approved legislation designed to spur domestic production of rare earth minerals and other materials needed for manufacturing technological goods.

The United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) this week released four reports that resulted from a series of workshops focusing on various issues in the nanotechnology environmental, health and safety (EHS) arena.

SAFENANO, Europe’s Center of Excellence on Nanotechnology Hazard and Risk, has announced the re-launch of its website.

Researchers at the United States Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a new approach to growing graphene that greatly reduces problems that have plagued scientists in the past.

An Australian brand of sunscreen, Invisible Zinc, has been told to remove its “not nano” labeling from its website, as it is allegedly scaring the public.

Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize medicine, according to this article, particularly when it comes to identifying illnesses more quickly.

Three suspected far-left militants who are accused of planning a foiled bomb attack on an IBM nanotechnology center in Switzerland went on trial this week.

Self-powered microsensors that harvest energy from flowing water could result in more accurate and cost-efficient oil exploration.

Researchers at the University of Buffalo, United States, have found that quantum dots – semiconductor nanocrystals – made of cadmium and selenium degrade in soil, releasing their toxic guts of cadmium and selenium ions.

Nanoimprinting – making nanometer scale patterns on surfaces through the use of a stamp – could change the optical properties of electronic devices, making them brighter without increasing energy demand.

This article on nanomaterial safety, the first in a two-part series, offers a primer on what risk managers need to know when considering measures to protect workers, as well as practical guidance on actions to improve safety in various work environments.

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), United States, have developed a new technology for monitoring cellular interactions at the nanoscale that provides detail never before achieved.

The countries of Russia and China have set targets to increase bilateral trade to US$200 billion by 2020. It is expected to reach US$70 billion by the end of this year.

Ozone is a very dangerous air pollutant formed when nitrogen oxide from exhausts is irradiated with UV light, and releases an oxygen atom, which then reacts with an oxygen molecule to form ozone.

Researchers from Stanford University, United States, have found that wrapping sulfur nanoparticles in graphene sheets can result in a promising cathode material for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries that could be used for powering electric vehicles on a large scale.

Researchers at the University of Monash, Australia, have found that a combination of two ordinary materials – graphite and water – could produce energy storage systems that perform at the same level as lithium ion batteries.

Scientists at Rice University, United States, have developed a cable that could eventually replace the country’s copper-based grid, making an efficient electric grid of the future possible.

A top nanotechnology expert, Chad Mirkin, director of the International Institute of Nanotechnology at Northwestern University, United States, speaking before a U.S. Senate science subcommittee this week, said that while America has been at the forefront of nanotechnology for more than a decade, other countries are rapidly catching up.