By Porter Wright on For those who are interested, below is the abstract of our new article published in the Fall edition of Nanotechnology Law & Business. You can find the full edition here: www.nanolabweb.com A Nano-Mesothelioma False Alarm In May 2008, a scientific study (the “Poland Study”) was published in Nature Nanotechnology—which sparked a rash of popular … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Our readers might be interested in this month’s edition of nano magazine which features a short article entitled "Asbestos Repeated? Assessing Risk in Nanotube Technologies." The article discusses the recent Poland/Donaldson paper published in nature nanotechnology that has been getting so much attention. Beyond the article, this much recommended magazine is published in the UK and … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Remember way back, when we first started related interesting nanotechnologies of note, and there was a short story on the gecko’s ability to walk on walls? (Here’s a hint: go read this story). Well, they’re back! Earlier this week, the NPR show Marketplace did a story on the research currently being done to study the … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on There have been a number of articles published since May 20 regarding a possible link between carbon nanotubes and the development of precursors of mesothelioma because of a recent letter published in Nature Nanotechnology. C. Poland, et al., "Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathology in a pilot study," Nature Nanotechnology, May 20, … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on John Monica, Michael Heintz and I have recently had an article published in the magazine Nature Nanotechnology (Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 68-70 (Feb. 2007)) entitled "The Perils of Preemptive Regulation." The full text of the article is available here (subscription required). The lede/abstract of the article is: In its rush to introduce new regulations about … Continue Reading
