Wednesday, March 14, 2012

WASHINGTON UPDATE

Nanotechnology Forges Ahead with Government Support

Last November, the Senate unanimously passed a version of the longawaited Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (S. 189) that will allocate $3.7 billion over the next four years for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI; CEP, Nov. 2003, p. S18). The bill now goes to the President, who is expected to sign it. With S. 189, Congress will mobilize cross-disciplinary research across many federal agencies, while establishing a series of coordination offices and advisory committees to ensure that information regarding nanotechnology is shared.

Similar initiatives in Europe evidence consistent regulatory support and a …

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