7 posts and columns on radiation

World Health Organization Unit Warns Cellphones May Cause Cancer

in Mobile on May 31, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

A unit within the World Health Organization on Tuesday warned that the radiation stemming from cellphones is possibly cancer-causing, citing a new analysis of existing published studies. Naturally, the cell phone industry trade group took issue with the finding.
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A New Role for Honeywell's T-Hawk

in News on April 20, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Crews trying to control Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are using a tool seen by only a few people outside the military: an 18-inch flying machine that can zip around at 50 miles an hour, stop quickly, and hover while taking videos and radioactivity readings.

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Wi-Fi Threat to Trees Rooted in Shaky Stats

in News on December 10, 2010 at 4:17 pm PT

Recent headlines in international newspapers, on television news and in technology blogs highlighted a startling statistic from the Netherlands—70 percent of urban trees are sick, up from 10 percent a few years earlier.

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A Faraday Cage for Your Fetus

in News on November 22, 2010 at 8:46 am PT

Here’s a stocking-stuffer idea for the hypervigilant expectant mother on your holiday list: The Belly Band from Belly Armor. The stretchy rayon-and-spandex binding features RadiaShield lining that the company says blocks 99 percent of the radiation from cell phones, laptops and other electronic devices (and presumably blocks all outgoing calls from the womb as well). The maternal defense system runs $60.

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Xilinx Say New Chips Adept at Surviving Space Radiation

in News on July 20, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

With all the chatter lately about cellphone reception it’s easy to forget that some companies have much tougher technical challenges–particularly those that make hardware that is sent into space. Xilinx thinks it can help.

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It's Official: S.F. Requires Stores to Post Cellphone Radiation Levels

in News on June 16, 2010 at 2:15 pm PT

San Francisco will require retailers to post information about the radiation produced by different cellphone models. We wrote about this issue two weeks ago, when the Board of Supervisors was last scheduled to vote on the new requirements. That vote was delayed after one member of the board asked for more time to suss out any liability issues such a rule might create.

A Pad to Easily Power Up Your Phone

in The Mossberg Solution on November 28, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

A thin pad called WildCharge allows users to charge portable devices without a messy tangle of cords and adapters.
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