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VeilleNanos - Applications

Applications

Nanomaterials can be used in many different ways and concern many fields of application: food, cosmetics, clothing and textiles, household appliances, electronics and digital (screens), sports equipment, glass and construction materials, aeronautics, cars (bodywork, paints, windows, tires, fuels, …), boats, armament & defense, etc.

As the labeling obligation is currently only valid for a few product categories (cosmetics, biocides and food) and its implementation is poorly respected, it is very difficult today to know if a specific product contains nanomaterials.

 

The few available inventories that can be consulted to try to get an idea of the types of products involved do not provide solid, accurate and/or up-to-date information.

That is why we invite you to support our work to obtain more transparent information, through product testing, advocacy for the generalization of [nano] labeling and reliable and publicly accessible registers: the improvement of the r-nano register and the establishment of a European register are among our priorities.

Upcoming Nano Agenda

24
Fév.
2026
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of nanomaterials (GdR NaMasTE, Online)
On line
Webinar
environment
environment
life cycle
nanosciences
research
risks
  • Introductory seminar on the principles of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its specificities when applied to nanomaterials (metal nanoparticles, oxides, etc.), from their production to their end-of-life.
  • Organizer: NaMasTE research group (Manufactured Nanomaterials, Toxicology, Ecotoxicology and Risks: Towards Controlled Development)
  • Speaker: Gaetana (Tania) Quaranta, Senior Lecturer, University of Strasbourg – IPHC
  • Website: https://gdr-namaste.cnrs.fr/
26
Fév.
2026
Nanotechnologies and agriculture: a reference framework for responsible practice (AFNOR, online)
On line
Webinar
agriculture
pesticides
standardization
  • Webconference for analysis laboratories, plant fertilizer manufacturers and distributors, public authorities…
  • Moderated by David Krupka, nanotechnologies development manager at AFNOR Normalisation and Emilie Langlois-Bertrand, nantechnologies standardization project manager.
  • In partnership with Armand Masion (CEREGE) and Patrice Charpentier (ANSES).
  • This exchange will also be an opportunity to explore the creation of a national platform to identify standardization needs.
  • Website: https://www.afnor.org/evenements/qualite/nanotechnologies-agriculture-cadre-pratique-responsable

16
Mars
2026
Metallic nano-objects (MNO 2026, Bordeaux – France)
Bordeaux
Conference

  • International conference on metallic nano-objects for experts working in the interdisciplinary field of metallic nanoparticles, with a particular emphasis on nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, plasmonics, optics and photonics, catalysis, biomedicine, electronics, and nanoparticle recycling
  • Organizers / Partners: CNRS, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, CRPP, CBMN, ISM
  • Website: https://mno2026.sciencesconf.org