Radiation articles

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  San Francisco's efforts to label cellphones with radiation warnings meet their end

  By Dan Seifert on May 8, 2013 10:04 am + 19 comments

  The City of San Francisco's efforts to label every cellphone for sale with a warning of potentially Continue reading…

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  FCC keeps cellphone RF exposure limits the same, but decides outer ears are 'extremities'

  By Chris Ziegler on March 29, 2013 06:50 pm + 27 comments

  In new rules published today, the FCC has responded to guidelines published by the Government Continue reading…

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  Curiosity enters 'safe mode' after memory is corrupted, possibly by cosmic rays

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 2, 2013 07:03 pm + 70 comments

  A memory issue on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has led engineers to switch the rover's operations Continue reading…

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  Astronauts will use their feces as a radiation shield on 2018 mission to Mars

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 1, 2013 05:27 pm + 77 comments

  The Inspiration Mars Foundation's audacious plan for a private manned mission to Mars has more than Continue reading…

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  Astronauts in deep space may face accelerated Alzheimer's disease

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 1, 2013 11:11 am + 56 comments

  NASA — and astronauts — now have one more thing to worry about before sending humans to Mars. A Continue reading…

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  TSA to conduct 'independent' study of airport body scanner safety

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 18, 2012 11:45 am + 18 comments

  The TSA's full-body scanners have received plenty of attention for their privacy concerns, but Continue reading…

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  Radioactive rod in Texas missing for over a week as Halliburton and the National Guard scramble

  By Kimber Streams on September 18, 2012 12:47 pm + 80 comments

  The search for a missing radioactive rod in Texas enters its second week, despite efforts from Continue reading…

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  New York's 'Lowline' exhibit shows off naturally-lit underground park of the future

  By Justin Rubio on September 15, 2012 05:14 pm + 15 comments

  After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the team behind Lowline is now able to demonstrate its Continue reading…

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  Lapka: a $220 iPhone accessory that will test your food and keep you safe from radiation

  By Louis Goddard on August 21, 2012 09:20 am + 24 comments

  Lapka, an iPhone accessory and app combo which tests organic food as well as detecting environmental Continue reading…

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  DARPA's 'revolutionary' laser research hopes to boost military radar and keep clocks in sync

  By Louis Goddard on August 12, 2012 12:32 am + 13 comments

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the US government department whose work Continue reading…