Nanoparticles Found in Everyday Items Can Inhibit Fat Storage: Gold Nanoparticles Accelerate Aging New research reveals that pure gold nanoparticles found in everyday items such as personal care products, as well as drug delivery, MRI contrast agents and solar cells… Read More ›
Nanoparticles Toxicity
Widely used nanoparticles enter soybean plants from farm soil
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Two of the most widely used nanoparticles (NPs) accumulate in soybeans — second only to corn as a key food crop in the United States — in ways previously shown to have… Read More ›
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
Contact: Hannah Hickey hickeyh@u.washington.edu 206-543-2580 University of Washington A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as… Read More ›
NTU-led research probes potential link between cancer and a common chemical in consumer products
study led by a group of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) researchers has found that a chemical commonly used in consumer products can potentially cause cancer. The chemical, Zinc Oxide, is used to absorb harmful ultra violet light. But when it… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 