Look before we leap – signatories
Civil society signs on to call for technology assessment and the precautionary principle as part of any Copenhagen deal.
Nano zinc in sunscreen may be made more dangerous when combined with common household chemicals
While concerns have been raised about the safety of nano-zinc, current government advice is that there is insufficient evidence for it to be considered dangerous. Now a new study reported on the ABC has suggested that when nano-zinc is mixed with surfactants — a...Friends of the Earth launches new Emerging Technology Project
Friends of the Earth has today launched a new campaign for the precautionary regulation and testing of emerging technologies. The Emerging Tech Project will predominantly focus on nanotechnology, geoengineering [1] and synthetic biology [2] and maintain a watch on...
Public engagement and the National Enabling Technologies Strategy
Nanotechnology marks one of the first times where ‘upstream engagement’ has become a central part of government technology policy in many OECD countries, including Australia. Joly and Kaufmann define public engagement as “a form of two-way...Crazytech
Stupid technologies we don't need.....
And that could destroy life on Earth.
And that could destroy life on Earth.