NY Times 21.5.2008 ’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.’ ’Consumers would probably not be able to inhale nanotubes embedded in a golf club or bicycle frame, for instance. But Dr. Maynard said there could be a concern that nanotubes in products could be released later, much as asbestos in concrete or automobile brake pads was inhaled by construction workers or mechanics.’ Aivan, eihän nanotuubit ole hengitykselle vaarallisia kun ne ovat golfmailassa kiinni ja pinnassa hyvä maalikerros. Mutta mitä mieltä olette, ovatko nanotuubivarret vaarallisia kun niitä käsitellään mailanrakennushommissa? Ainakin tuo ko. uutinen pisti mietityttämään.