By Porter Wright on European Plastics News posted an article on it’s site last week,("Graphene developers seek routes out of the lab"), focusing on challenges to and progress in the commercialization of graphene, specifically its "potential as a mutlifunctional reinforcement in composites". Among the challenges the article raises are: 1) Entangling of 3D carbon nanotubes (CNTS) bundles 2) Individual graphite … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Among the United Kingdom’s many traditions is the Queen’s New Year’ Honors List, a list of politicians, actors, writers and others awarded with knighthoods for distinguished services in fields ranging from charitable work to business to acting. Among this years honorees are Professors Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both of the University of Manchester. As noted here in October … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Readers may be interested in learning about a new subscription website devoted to nanoscale carbon — CNT Report. CNT Report is dedicated to bringing its readers the most recent news concerning important issues affecting nanoscale carbon research, development, and commercialization. CNT Report closely covers all forms of nanoscale carbon in development on the global stage, … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on My new Nanotechnology Law & Business article — "An Industry Driven Approach to EHS Issues: ‘The NanoSafety Consortium for Carbon’" — can be found here. The abstract follows. The NanoSafety Consortium for Carbon (NCC) is an industry-driven group formed to proactively address potential environmental, health, safety, and regulatory concerns related to the commercia-lization of its … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on The NanoSafety Consortium for Carbon has recently posted a bibliography of in vivo tox studies on its website. The bibliography is (obviously) a work in progress. We would greatly appreciate it if our readers would bring to our attention any pertinent articles that are not already on the bibliography. The articles will be used to inform … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Just a quick plug for our new NanoSafety Consortium for Carbon which was recently launched to address potential EHS issues concerning its members’ products. You can learn more about the consortium at: www.nanosafetyconsortium.com.… Continue Reading
