The U.S. has revised its National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Research Strategy to reflect advances in nanotechnology and serve as a guide to developing nanotechnology environmental health research programs.
Writing on the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) blog, Sally Tinkle amd Tof Carim said the federal government is committed to helping maximize the benefits of the still-developing science while minimizing the potential for unintended consequences from nanomaterials. Tinkle is Deputy Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office; Carim is Assistant Director for Nanotechnology at OSTP.