Nanotechnology enters the global food chain

Cola-tasting nano-milk and fat-reduced nano-mayonnaise are just two of the nanotechnology-based food products in the pipeline from Wageningen University in Holland. The fact that these researchers were prepared to talk about their work is unusual – use of...

Do nanoparticles in sunscreens and cosmetics penetrate the skin?

Although millions of people are applying products that contain nanomaterials to their skin daily, no-one knows yet how likely it is that these nanomaterials are absorbed from our skin to our blood stream. As the evidence of nanotoxicity grows, it is becoming more...