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November 3rd, 2003
As Uses Grow, Tiny Materials' Safety Is Hard to Pin Down
Abstract:
When researchers fashion nanomaterials so small that their dimensions can be measured in molecules, the unusual and potentially valuable characteristics of those materials tend to show up immediately. But as businesses race to exploit those benefits, investors and policy makers are finding that pinpointing the potential environmental and health impacts of nanotechnology could take years.
Source:
NYTimes
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