The Food and Drug Law Institute, a non-governmental organization based in the U.S., is hosting a conference on Nanotechnology Law Regulation and Policy in February to inform food and drug industry representatives about international and domestic activities pertaining to nanotechnology regulation.

Mazda Motor Corporation, based in Japan, has developed a nanotechnology-based automobile catalyst that “substantially reduces” the amounts of precious metals like platinum and palladium that are needed by 70 to 90 percent.

Researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Israel and the Scripps Research Institute in the U.S. are developing artificial viral shells for use as nanoscale containers for targeted drug delivery, molecular computing components, and other applications.