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Robert Oszakiewski

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Rep. Bart Gordon announces his retirement

Robert Oszakiewski

December 14, 2009 21:27

The nanotechnology field is going to be losing a valued friend in Congress at the end of the 111th Congress in 2010. Rep. Bart Gordon's office issued a press release today announcing that the Congressman would not be seeking reelection after the end of his current term. Earlier this year, Rep....

Cosmetics, Nanoparticles and FOE-AUS

Robert Oszakiewski

December 04, 2009 22:44

 Friends of the Earth - Australia (FOE-Aus) recently released a new report examining the presence of nanoparticles in cosmetics produced by such well known companies as Revlon, Max Factor, and The Body Shop. In the press release accompanying the report, FOE-Aus noted that the labeling on...

Medvedev and the Future of Russian Nanotechnology

Robert Oszakiewski

December 01, 2009 23:03

  I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest. Winston Churchill, 1st Lord of the Admiralty, BBC Radio broadcast Oct. 1, 1939.   In recent speeches to the United...

UK Nanotechnology Health, Safety & Environment Directory

Robert Oszakiewski

November 16, 2009 19:42

The UK's Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network recently published the above entitled directory (due to copyright restrictions, we cannot provide a link to the directory itself. Here is a link to the page on the NanoKTN site where the directory can be accessed; registration is...

Nanotubes in Space

Robert Oszakiewski

November 13, 2009 22:47

Space, the final frontier. Captains James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard One of the most significant challenges facing NASA in the development of the next generation of vehicle to replace the aging Space Shuttles and carry astronauts back to the Moon and the International Space...