Adoption of electric vehicles has so far been restricted to city centers, because of limitations in battery technology. With the help of nanomaterials, that could all soon change.
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"The report points out that nanotechnology development has occurred in the absence of “clear design rules for chemists and materials developers on how to integrate health, safety and environmental concerns into design.” While the emerging area of ‘green nanotechnology’ offers promise for the future with its focus on preventive design, it is important that research on the sustainability of materials is funded at levels significant enough to identify early warnings and potential harms, and that regulatory systems provide incentives for safer and sustainable materials. Regulators and policy-makers have yet to address many of the shortcomings in legislation, research and development, and limitations in risk assessment. EEA concludes that as a result, “There remains a developmental environment that hinders the adoption of precautionary yet socially and economically responsive strategies in the field of nanotechnology. If left unresolved, this could hamper society’s ability to ensure responsible development of nanotechnologies.”
Recently, EPA announced plans to obtain information on nanoscale materials in pesticide products and to register nanoscale materials as new active pesticide ingredients. The agency stated it will gather information on nanoscale materials present in pesticide products to determine whether the registration of the pesticide product may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment and human health." Via Environmental Illness Network Minnesota Delete the scoop?
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"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently faced tough questioning from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over its decision to conditionally approve a pesticide product containing nanosilver as the active ingredient. The antimicrobial pesticide product, HeiQ AGS-20, contains microscopic particles of silver and has been applied to textiles such as clothes, blankets, and pillowcases, in an attempt to suppress odor and bacterial growth... Because of their size, nanoparticles can be easily inhaled, absorbed by skin contact, or ingested. Little to no information is known about the fate or effects nanoparticles, specifically nanosilver, can have on the digestive tract, lung, or skin of those that are exposed to these particles. Research is still ongoing to investigate whether nanosize particles cause pulmonary inflammation as well as systemic effects, and whether they translocate from the lungs to other organs such as the liver, kidney or brain. Preliminary research with laboratory rats has found that nanosilver can traverse into the brain, and can induce neuronal degeneration and necrosis (death of cells or tissue) by accumulating in the brain over a long period of time. Low doses of nanosilver can also make bacteria stronger and more resistant." Via Environmental Illness Network Minnesota Delete the scoop?
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Discusses the growing footprint of nanoscience and nanotechnology on the global scientific landscape. The authors used query terms such as nano*, graphene* and polymer* ... Via josep saldaña Delete the scoop?
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Leading scientists are calling for the regulation of nano-particles in consumer goods until we better understand their longer-term impacts on human health and the environment. Via Environmental Illness Network Minnesota Delete the scoop?
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Dr. Wade Adams, Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at Rice University, passionately explains what nanotechnology is and why it is fundamental to solving many of the world's most pressing challenges. Via Szabolcs Kósa 
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In this video Wade Adams presents a seminar on nanotechnology and the future of energy. He discusses the history of nanotechnology and the people who have contributed to the field. He also talks about the functionality of nanotechnolgy and how this technology can be enhanced. The presentation gives a brief story of how a gold nanoshell that was used on animals to cure various types of cancer. Although it has not be approved by the government, this has been tested on humans with positive results. Extensive research is still being carried out on enchancing the capabilites of nanotechnology. 
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In this video Wade Adams presents a seminar on nanotechnology and the future of energy. He talks about the people that contributed to nanotechnology and how it was discovered. He also discusses where nanotechnology is going in the future. Delete the scoop?
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Future research will be focused on bringing down cost of nanomaterials for batteries, and making sure they stand up to the requirements of large-scale commercial applications. Research on using nanotechnology for the enhancement of electric vehicle batteries is ongoing - although there are many highly promising materials available, it is not yet clear if any will be able to stand up to the commercial rigours of the automotive industry, and any substantial shift away from fossil fuel in transport is still a long way off.