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Know Your Nano! Nanotechnology and the Environment
Conceived for a large public, this document reviews the hundreds of products already present in our everyday life, the future developments, the risks and the uncertainties related to nanotechnology. It also explain the role played by the institutions involved in those issues in Switzerland. It as been written within a collaboration between the Swiss Centre for Technology Assessment (TA-SWISS), the Federal Office for the Environment and the Federal Office of Public Health. The document was used in the context of a series of focus groups (Publifocus) conducted in the end of year 2006 with Swiss citizens and stakeholders.
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| langage | document |
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| French | 2006_Nano_Nenni.pdf (489 Ko) |
| German | 2006_Nano_Nanu.pdf (511 Ko) |
| Italian | 2006_Nano_e_allora.pdf (508 Ko) |
| English | 2006_Know_Your_Nano.pdf (510 Ko) |
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Information websites
Nanoforum - European Nanotechnology Gateway
Funded by the EC, Nanoforum provides a platform for the dissemination of information to support the European nanotechnology community. It achieves this through its website where the public, industry and the R&D community can access and search for free a comprehensive database of European nanoscience and nanotechnology organizations, and find out the latest on news, events and other relevant information. In addition, Nanoforum publishes its own timely reports on nanotechnology and key market sectors, the economical and societal impacts. It organizes events throughout the EU to inform, network and support European expertise.
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The Innovation Society - Innovationgesellschaft
Swiss information website (in german, english, and italian) about safety and risk, research, education, events and communication with new technology and especially nanotechnology. Provides a good e-newsletter on demand.
Nanowerk
Large information gateway and databases on research, business, risk, regulation, etc. Contains a database of nanomaterials, and one of businesses and laboratories, as well as numerous other resources and services. Nanowerk publishes a Newsletter (paying) on risk of nanotechnologies.
Nanotechnology Now
Information gateway relevant for business, academic, government, and public. Provides news and services (free or paying), access to databases, job opportunities, etc.
SAFENANO
SAFENANO is an initiative of the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh (IOM). It is designed to help industrial and academic communities to quantify and control the risks to their workforce, as well as to consumers, the general population and the environment. It offers a news service, a database relevant for nanotoxicology, a discussion forum, and a newsletter.
ICON - International Council on Nanotechnology
ICON is an international, multi-stakeholder organization whose mission is to assess, communicate, and reduce the environmental and health risks of nanotechnology while maximizing its societal benefit. It envisions a future where nanotechnology emerges as a responsible and valued industry with an effective and proactive approach to risk management. ICON is affiliated to Rice University (USA).
