In Taking the Nanopulse, his monthly column for IndustryWeek.com, Dr. Scott Rickert, President of the nanotechnology company Nanofilm, agrees with the goals of legislators updating the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, but urges all parties to refrain from “toxicity in the lawmaking process” as they consider regulating nanomaterials directly, not just as a subset of the chemicals from which they’re made.
Applied Nanotech Receives Contract for Nanocomposites from U.S. Army
Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB: APNT) announced that it has received a contract in the amount of $168,643 from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) Champaign Office for a research effort to develop stronger, stiffer and tighter composite panels with improved ballistic resistance and reduced weight using carbon nanotube reinforcement.
Dr. Michael Claes of Nanocyl to Deliver Presentation on Applied Carbon Nanotubes at Nanocomposites/Nanotubes 2010
Presentation to Offer New Information about Using CNTs for Emerging Applications, and CNT Performance Advantages for Elastomers and Composites
