Nano News - Friends of the Earth, Australia
1.Nanotechnology brings Harry Potter's invisibility cloak closer to reality
2.Metal with memory? Scientists discover self-repairing "smart" metals
3.Australian Government announces establishment of National Nanotechnology Strategy – and $21.5 million funding – but fails to release the strategy itself
4.Russia announces US$1.1 billion in nano funding, boost for military research
5.Two widely used nanomaterials have toxic effects
6.Leading UK science advisory body says government is failing in nano risk research
7.International civil society coalition rejects scheme for voluntary nano risk assessment
8.International food sovereignty forum calls for nanotechnology moratorium
9.German nation-wide "Consumer Conference on Nanotechnology" publishes English translation of key findings

U.S. and EU Join Forces for Nanotechnology Awareness - DailyTech, USA
The European Commission (EC) and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a report on the need to assess the impact of nanomaterials and nanoproducts on the environment and on human health.

The report is the result of a workshop held in October 2006, in which 25 nanotechnology and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) experts from around the world discussed ways to identify risks, and rewards, that may arise from the use of nanotechnology.

Canadian nanotechnology policy framework - NanoWerk, USA
In March, CIELAP, the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, held a one-day workshop in Toronto to explore policy considerations for nanotechnology. Along with additional research, this workshop provided the basis for CIELAP to develop a proposed a Canadian Nanotechnology Policy Framework.
The paper outlines are twelve key elements that CIELAP believes must be addressed in any Canadian policy framework for nanotechnology: (1) Basic societal goals; (2) Public education and engagement; (3) An inventory of activities and information sources; (4) Lead agencies; (5) Technical issues such as terminology and metrology; (6) Regulatory approach, including science, risk assessment, and stakeholder involvement; (7) Labeling and consumer protection; (8) Liability and intellectual property regimes; (9) Science and research support; (10) Commercialization and social and economic benefits; (11) Training; and (12) Security concerns. CIELAP’s perspective on each of these twelve topics is presented in the pdf document.

Green nanotechnology, turning diesel soot into carbon nanotubes - NanoWerk, USA
Wouldn't it be nice if we could render diesel soot harmless before it gets released into the environment? Wouldn't it even be nicer if we could use this soot to manufacture something useful? Japanese scientists have come up not only with a unique technique for effectively collecting diesel soot but also a method for using this soot as a precursor for the production of single-walled carbon nanotubes. How is that as a practical example for green nanotechnology?