Widespread hypocrisy about nanotechnology is a worrying sign – Australian ethicist
Is nanotechnology a ground breaking powerful new technology? Or is it neither new nor really a singular technology? We are told that it heralds “the next industrial revolution”. Will its effects be revolutionary? Or familiar and incremental? Is...Nanosilver – a threat to soil, water and human health?
In response to the ever increasing number of consumer products containing silver nanoparticles (cling wrap, refrigerators, washing machines, socks, tooth paste), Friends of the Earth Australia has prepared a detailed background paper (download below) on the threat of...NSW Greens call for nano moratorium
Warning that nanomaterials could be the “21st century asbestos”, NSW Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon has called for a moratorium on the sale of all products that contain nanomaterials until adequate regulation is in place to manage the health and environment risks...Who’s afraid of the precautionary principle?
The “precautionary principle” has become the proverbial giant elephant in the nano-living room. Leading advocates for the “responsible development” of nanotechnology acknowledge that nanomaterials may present serious health and environmental...Crazytech
Stupid technologies we don't need.....
And that could destroy life on Earth.
And that could destroy life on Earth.