Small is beautiful: A European view of nanotech cosmetics and safety
(Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies) How does a company like Paris-based cosmetics leader L'Oreal -- which ranks No. 6 among nanotechnology patent holders in the US -- apply "The Precautionary Principle" to nanotechnology cosmetic products? What specific safety tests and post-market surveillance measures are used? How do US and European regulations differ when applied to nanotechnology products? How does L'Oreal communicate with customers about this cutting-edge technology?
Barack Obama said his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement that he might "refine" his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.
AFP - The United States military wanted to test deadly nerve gases on Australian troops in a remote area of far north Queensland in the 1960s but Canberra refused, a report said Sunday.
