tag: nanosilver

  • feature stories

    Our Silver-Coated Future

    Nanotechnology is poised to transform our lives: miraculous cancer treatments, perfect sunscreens, a super new power grid. One problem: Nobody knows if this multi-billion-dollar enterprise is actually safe.
    Comments (1)  |  September 1, 2007
  • short takes

    Smaller Is Weirder

    Nanomaterials have a much higher surface-to-mass ratio, and while this makes them good for such purposes as water filtering, it also could cause them to interact with body cells that their tiny size allows them to infiltrate.
    Comments (0)  |  September 1, 2007

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