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Nano Safety Center Formed

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DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 18, 2008 -- A new government-funded Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEINT) is being formed at Duke University to explore the potential ecological hazards of nanoparticles. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have awarded $14.4 million to create the CEINT, the efforts of which will be bolstered by several other US universities, US government labs and foreign institutions. Nanoparticles are as much as a million times smaller than the head of a pin, and have unusual properties compared with larger objects made from the same...Read full article

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    Published: September 2008
    Glossary
    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
    nanoparticle
    A small object that behaves as a whole unit or entity in terms of it's transport and it's properties, as opposed to an individual molecule which on it's own is not considered a nanoparticle.. Nanoparticles range between 100 and 2500 nanometers in diameter.
    nanotechnology
    The use of atoms, molecules and molecular-scale structures to enhance existing technology and develop new materials and devices. The goal of this technology is to manipulate atomic and molecular particles to create devices that are thousands of times smaller and faster than those of the current microtechnologies.
    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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