Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology Development and Potential Environmental Implications
Highlights
February 12, 2008 - Read the Federal Register notice about EPA's Nanotechnology Research Strategy and meeting to review public comment:
- FR Notice Requesting Public comment on EPA's Nanotechnology Research Strategy and comment review meeting (PDF) (3 pp, 53 K)
- EPA's draft Nanotechnology Research Strategy (PDF) (76 pp, 1.10 MB)
Nanotechnology Search
Following a brief overview of the role of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office(NNCO) in the National Nanotechnology Initiative, Dr. Teague will review the trends involved in the development of the field now known as nanotechnology, summarize his perspective on the current state of the technology and its commercialization, and describe the efforts of the NNCO and the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee to address – through participating Federal government agencies – potential environmental and health implications of nanotechnology.