The European FP7 Project NanoDiode is asking European citizens on their views on nanotechnologies and priorities for responsible innovation in its latest online survey. The Survey is available in 10 different languages and aims at non-experts with the objective to generate in-depth knowledge of public preferences for nanotechnologies in order to enable responsive policy-making.
A major goal of the project commenced in July 2013 is to combine stakeholder and public engagement to establish an innovative, coordinated programme for outreach and dialogue throughout Europe. It looks to map European citizens' preferences and priorities for fields of nano-innovation, and their hopes and concerns, when it comes to nanotechnologies.
It integrates engagement activities along the innovation value chain: By combining 'upstream' public engagement (by way of dialogues that integrate societal needs and expectations into the policy debate) with 'midstream' engagement (by organising open innovation workshops at the level of R&D) and 'downstream' strategies for education and communication.
This link will lead you directly to the survey: http://www.nanodiode.eu/activities/survey-3/
Information on the sponsorship programmes of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research on nanotechnologies for humans and the environment.
A database with important and generally understandable aspects on health and environment of applied nanomaterials as well as facts on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials.
The chapters on release, exposure, uptake and behavior of nanomaterials in the human body and in the environment as well as the risk assessment will give you a first overview.
Tue Mar 03 @12:00AM Cluster Nanotechnology: NanoCarbon Annual Conference |
Tue Apr 20 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM NanoTox2021 |
In October we would like to present the special issue "Future Nanosafety" published in "Chemical Research in Toxicology".
In 17 articles operation procedures for future test methods, alternatives for animal testing, safe-by-design processes and detection methods of nanoparticles are presented.