Category Archives: Nanotechnology Risk Management

Reliability

It might seem odd to discuss reliability in a blog that focuses on nanotechnology and its implementation.  However, if one considers that we are using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) [..]

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The Challenges of Reproducible Research

Twice last year, April and November, this blog addressed fake science.  That challenge has not gone away based on recent news articles.  But if one assumes the research [..]

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Challenging times ahead thanks to technology

Last month’s blog was about the challenges in determining real scientific research and reports that include falsified or erroneous conclusions.  It is difficult enough to understand results that [..]

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Current Challenges in Science – Scientific Rigor

The accuracy of “scientific” research has recently reappeared in the press.  A previous blog (February 25, 2015) addressed the implication of erroneous published medical research results.  An earlier [..]

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More “Nano” Scare Tactics

This past week has seen a number of headlines about the Johnson & Johnson been awarded a jury verdict requiring them to pay $73 million to the family [..]

Nanotechnology Risk Management, Nanotechnology Safety

Scientific/Medical Research Results

In the last few weeks, we have been learning that “scientific” or “medical” research results may contain erroneous information. [Ref. 1]  There is currently an outbreak of measles [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology Risk Management

Nanotechnology Regulations

What is the purpose of regulations? Regulations are rules/laws or directives created and maintained by an authority that is intended to govern conduct/actions. Ideally, the purpose of the [..]

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Nanonickel – increased danger or not?

Recently published reports indicate that a researcher has developed a reaction to nickel nanoparticles [1, 2]. “A 26-year-old female chemist formulated polymers and coatings usually using silver ink [..]

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PEER Review or Pier Review?

As has been stated previously, “scientific” research that can not be validated is not scientific and certainly not research according to the standards of accepted practice. I have [..]

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Science and Bullying?

Are these two themes related?   There are claims that nanotechnology causes various types of diseases, can cause defects in humans and animals, and will cause long term issues [..]

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