|
Nanotubes May Pose Health Risks |
|
|
|
Written by Jared Maynard
|
|
Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
 "Nanotubes, one of the wonder materials of the new age of nanotechnology, may carry a health risk similar to that of asbestos, a wonder material of an earlier age that turned into a scourge after decades of use when its fibers were found to cause lung disease, researchers said Tuesday. This time, the warning comes long before anyone has fallen ill, and experts say the findings call for caution, not alarm, in handling nanotubes, which are tiny, superstrong carbon fibers. Although nanotubes are already found in some products, like tennis rackets, researchers say the fibers appear to pose little risk to consumers." ~nytimes.com
|
