EDITORIAL: Big Worries Over Tiny Particles
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By The Boston Globe  Feb. 7--NANOTEcHNOLOGY -- engineering substances down to billionths of a  meter in size -- holds out such promise of providing super-strong materials or  desalinating water inexpensively that no one wants to put a red light in its  way.
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Doctors and their patients in many countries are facing increasing problems receiving lifesaving isotopes for treating a range of illnesses.
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Ziff Davis - Notes from the Lab: Loyd's Mac mini column created a big stir. After reading the messages and other articles on the topic, he realizes that we've all overlooked the big picture.
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The New England Journal of Medicine addresses the controversy about the potential for deadly clots.
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The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday, June 10:  The world's freshwater supply is stressed like never before.
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WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday identified 224 counties in 20 states that do not meet new clean-air standards designed to protect against one of the tiniest but most harmful pollutants: microscopic soot.
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By The Wisconsin State Journal  Dec. 12--The resilience of life on Earth continues to amaze and inspire.   And a little reassurance is probably needed, given such threats as  terrorism, global warming and bird flu.
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A research chemist at a Tennessee weapons plant creates a dust rag that mops up deadly beryllium particles 20 times smaller than the naked eye can see. By the Associated Press.
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Advancements in nanotechnology are increasingly being applied in the water-purification industry, where keeping harmful microbes out of drinking water requires nano-scale innovation. By Michael Bradbury.
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Chips have become so tiny that atomic-level defects cause serious problems.
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There is another election this week. The issues are not war, taxes, morals or international credibility. They are microbes, diseases, data and international credibility.
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Some of them should be more worried than you are.
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India's new $2,500 Nano just may change the lives of millions of the world's poor. But some worry it could also complicate environmental problems
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The American Geophysical Union's warning Thursday reflects an increasingly vocal scientific community.
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By John Shultz, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Jun. 27--It caused enough concern -- an apparently leaking package, a return address in Africa and a rash -- to bring in the FBI, a hazardous-materials response team and the bomb squad.   In the end, it was largely benign.
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Seven years after establishing a new national health standard for fine particle pollution, which has been linked to thousands of deaths each year, the US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday began enforcing it.
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Take a look at the sun pouring through your window. In the rays of light, you'll probably see dust and small particles floating through the air. These are a mix of outdoor pollen, dust mites, mold spores, pet dander, roach allergens, and even tiny dried human skin cells, said Mike Tringale, spokesman for the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, ...