Nano hits the cancer radar: "Kat Arney, of Cancer Research UK, said that nanoparticles were a "hot topic in cancer research because they can directly target tumours to deliver a payload of drugs"."

"The catch for Americans with strong religious convictions, Scheufele believes, is that nanotechnology, biotechnology and stem cell research are lumped together as means to enhance human qualities. In short, researchers are viewed as "playing God""

"We have no idea what the standards for risk assessment in these arenas should be. No single group governs or determines this, nor is there consensus."

"Carbon nanotubes may be perfectly safe, but then again, they may have asbestos-like properties. Nobody knows. Indeed, industry, regulators and gov'ts know little about the general safety of all manner of materials that are made into fantastically small s

"The scientists, unsurprisingly, say their work will lead to major breakthroughs... But they are also significantly more concerned than the public about the risk of more pollution and unforeseen health problems from nano."

"nanotechnology, being embraced the world over as the panacea for all that ails... is being utilized in ways that at the very least could be described as reckless or, at the worst, harmful to the public perception and the progress of these technologies."

"After sleeping through the high tech revolutions of the late 20th century, the Russian government is dumping billions into the burgeoning science of nanotechnology. ... Rosnanotekh will be a state entity, but will be free to pursue private partnerships"

"US scientists have unveiled a detector thousands of times smaller than the diameter of a human hair that can translate radio waves into sound... Made of carbon nanotubes a few atoms across, it is almost 1,000 times smaller than current radio technology."

"Assembling nanomaterials with the help of innocuous viruses could lead to threadlike batteries and photovoltaics that can be woven into clothing." ... U.S. Army researchers... hope to incorporate future versions of the fibers into uniforms,"

"Scientists in California are reporting an advance toward one of the futuristic goals nanobiology and nanomedicine - developing technology for "wiring" together individual cells and connecting cells via nanowires to external sensors and other devices."