NANOTECHNOLOGY PROJECT
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLGERMAN coatings giant BASF is heading a European Commission funded research project aiming to ensure the safe use of nanoparticles. Brussels is granting Euro 7 million from its ongoing Sixth Framework Programme for research to this Nanosafe2 project, which will examine the behaviour of tiny nanotechnology particles in all goods. However, a particular emphasis will be on potential harm caused by inhaling nanoparticles, when incorporated in spray paints, for instance. "Nanosafe2 looks at the entire lifecycle of nanoparticles, their production, ...
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