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12, 2005 Nanoparticles all around you Potential danger seen, but little spent on research By MICHELLE R.

SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I.

- Those stain-resistant khakis you just picked up at the mall, the tennis ball that holds its bounce longer and sunscreen that's clear instead of white have something in common - nanotechnology.

Scientists manipulating matter at the molecular level have improved on hundreds of everyday products in recent years and are promising dramatic breakthroughs in medicine and other industries as billions of dollars a year are pumped into the nascent sector.

But relatively little is known about the potential health and environmental effects of the tiny particles - just atoms wide and small enough to easily penetrate cells in lungs, br...

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Little research has been done on the health effects of tiny particles.

By Michelle R.

Smith THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PROVIDENCE, R.I.

— Those stain-resistant khakis you just picked up at the mall, the tennis ball that holds its bounce longer and sunscreen that's clear instead of white have something in common — nanotechnology.Scientists manipulating matter at the molecular level have improved on hundreds of everyday products in recent years and are promising dramatic breakthroughs in medicine and other industries as billions of dollars a year are pumped into the nascent sector.

In Springfield, renovatio of the MFA mill building on Boonville Avenue will see nanotechnology companies move in.But relatively little is known about the potential health and environmental effects of the tiny particles — just atoms wide and small enough to easily penetrate cells in lungs, brain...