Consumers' close encounters with nanoparticles
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 10:31
in Biology & Nature
The most personal encounter that many consumers have had so far with the much-heralded field of nanotechnology is the topic of an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the American Chemical Society's weekly newsmagazine. Those encounters with fruits of the science of ultra-small particles so tiny that 50,000 could fit across the width of a human hair may come when sunbathers, golfers, bikers and others slather on sunscreen during these late summer days.