Nano Technology Blog

The value of anything, be it technology, movies, a book, is inversely proportional to the volume of hype being published. Since it is impossible to open a paper or a magazine or a web site without encountering "nano" something, I would suggest NOT investing in it, if it has "nano" in it's name. "Micro" seems to be OK- it has mostly dropped off the hype radar...

Warner--That rang a bell--With summer upon us, I was looking at buying some new sunscreen, and notice "Micro-zinc oxide particles" as part of the "Advanced new ingredients"--Then read on a Natural type website, that those particles could be bad for you, as they are absorbed by your skin, into your body--It would be interesting to get the real lowdown..

If it sells the product then why not?

It's amazing that everyone has a smartphone with internet access these days but no one does a quick product search before buying some unknown product.

I subscribe to a couple of nano newsletters. I think quite a bit of it will enter our lives. I think for the most part it's still early. We live in a time when buzz words like "Nano, Green and Organic" will command a premium at the checkout counter.

If it doesn't perform why pay more for a fancy package, I can't see the nano particles as it is!

I have no problem with marketing--I have a problem with the "Science" of the marketing , and how the product is promoted--If these products are safe, then I do want to see the labels, with the required testing, so that I can evaluate what to , or not, put into or onto my body--Who is to say what is effective, and at the same time safe, rather than the opposite? The FDA? The Dermatological Institute? These were the guys who told us that various chemicals were safe, then later found to be detrimental (PABA)--What is person to do? What research can you trust, when the Markerters are paying for the results of the research?

Nano It's just a word, a prefix to be exact denoting size. Just as words have been used to sell in the past. New terms like nano technology sell. I general most consumers drawn to the New, Hip, or Hype. Even if they don't understand it and most could care less.

There has always been snake oil salesmen looking for a their pot of gold, that will never change.

Just as there will always be lawyers looking for a piece of that action.

So in the end it will all work out.

So until it does if you are worried about it do some research before you buy.

I know there is a Mork & Mindy joke in here somewhere...