http://www.chemicalweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2009 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:33:14 EST The National Research Council, a division of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS; Washington), says there are serious gaps in the government’s plan for assessing risks posed by... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/15849.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST George Washington University (GW; Washington) says it will establish the GW Institute for Nanotechnology, which will draw on expertise from several disciplines, including chemistry... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/15895.html Mon, 15 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST George Washington University (GW; Washington) says it will establish the GW Institute for Nanotechnology, which will draw on expertise from multidisciplines, including chemistry and bio... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/15778.html Fri, 5 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Cefic is today celebrating the 10th anniversary of the long range research initiative (LRI)-a program designed to provide answers to gaps in fundamental scientific data relating to chemicals and... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/15467.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The nanoelectronic chemical market is rapidly growing amid demand for the miniaturization of integrated circuits (IC), says a recent electronic chemical report by... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/15254.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The market for nanomaterials, or particles that are a thousand millionths of a meter­, has risen from a few hundred million dollars several years ago to billions of dollars, analysts say... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/14214.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Senators John Kerry (D., MA) and Olympia Snowe (D., ME) have introduced legislation that would address concerns associated with the federal government’s National Nanotechnology Initiative... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/13284.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT  Evonik Industries and BASF say they have agreed to co-develop ceria-based slurries used in the fabrication of computer chips. The agreement will leverage BASF’s chemical... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/12854.html Fri, 4 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Cefic says a conference on nanotechnology it held yesterday in Brussels marks a significant step toward greater transparency relating to the manufacture and safety of nanomaterials in Europe... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/12667.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Two separate scientific studies have concluded that certain carbon nanotubes have the potential to be as dangerous to human health as asbestos fibers. The studies are among the first to identify... http://www.chemicalweek.com/envirotech/nanotech/12236.html Mon, 2 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT