Commentary in 2012

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  • Biological motors and pumps are equilibrium devices that couple chemical, electrical and mechanical processes in an environment that is far from equilibrium. Recognition of the key role played by microscopic reversibility in their operation is a first step towards rational design of artificial molecular devices.

    • R. Dean Astumian
    Commentary

  • More coherence and structure in the way research is conducted should be introduced in nanotoxicology, and all stakeholders must do their part.

    • Françoise Schrurs
    • Dominique Lison
    Commentary

  • The European Commission should be regulating nanosilver, not asking for yet another report on its impact on health and the environment.

    • Steffen Foss Hansen
    • Anders Baun
    Commentary