EPA to regulate form of nanotechnology
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Consumer products using extremely small particles of silver to kill germs will need Environmental Protection Agency approval, part of the government's first move to regulate the burgeoning nanotechnology industry.
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U.S. environmental regulators issued new standards on Friday to reduce the amount of cancer-causing emissions from gasoline, vehicles operating in cold weather and portable gas cans.
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EU plans to tightly regulate chemicals found in many household items will  put many companies out of business, an industry spokesman has warned.
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UC Santa Barbara researchers present their findings on the state of Chinese nanotechnology at the AAAS annual meeting. China aims to leapfrog the United States in technological development with substantial investment in nanotechnology, but whether those efforts will actually pay off is still unclear. Alexis Madrigal reports from Boston.
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New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in nanotechnology--and what they mean.
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By Traci Watson  WASHINGTON -- Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency will recommend today that the level of smog allowed in the nation's air be cut to protect public health, the EPA said Tuesday.
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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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Nanoparticles allow researchers to initiate biochemical events at will.
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Sending your favourite suit to the dry-cleaners could one day be an infrequent practice when &quot;self-cleaning&quot; clothing become the norm, thanks to progress in nano-technology, the American Chemical Society has said.
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power wants an exemption to proposed clean-air rules so that it doesn&#39;t have to replace toxic soot-producing diesel equipment with cleaner-burning models.
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NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, today released  the following statement on EPA's Mobile Source  Air Toxics (MSAT) Phase 2 Final Rule to reduce hazardous air pollutants,  including benzene and other hydrocarbons, in motor fuels and vehicles.
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Technology firms and gadget lovers are urged to think more about the environment as new regulations come into force.
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A  test capable of diagnosing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in the US using nanotechnology.
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Says government has failed to act Nanotechnology will be the next industrial revolution, and if the UK wants a piece of the action, it has to move now to fund research in the subject.â¦
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The government has announced new regulation that will limit fish farms and require better treatment of wastewater, among other measures.
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By Anonymous  Membranes Cater to Chipmakers' Nanometer Requirements  As the semiconductor industry moves to narrower linewidths. the demand heightens for filtration products that capture smaller fluid contaminants in the nanometer range.
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The guidelines are the most extensive effort yet to address a vexing issue surrounding the rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology.