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Apr

Deep sea mining to help make electric vehicles

April 11, 2021
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-56678976?fbclid=IwAR1SMNpitR5SZF6-O6nN5oBSaU5mLsk3UEefJ2CqYnR12q08ael8frnROnE As the world begins to move away from petrol and diesel-power cars, there are questions over how the metals needed for batteries in electric vehicles will be sourced. One possibility is to mine the deep ocean floor. A number of companies are lining up to exploit the minerals found there, but campaigners warn...
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11
Apr

How smartphones share data when we’re not using them

April 11, 2021
Our smartphones are sharing data every four and a half minutes, according to research from Trinity College Dublin. Telemetry, automated recording and transmission of data from Apple and Android devices back to these company’s servers is going on even if the phone is only used to make calls. Professor Douglas Leith explains that even when...
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10
Apr

OneWeb, SpaceX satellites dodged a potential collision in orbit

April 10, 2021
‘Red alerts’ of a potential disaster were sent to the companies By Joey Roulette  Apr 9, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/9/22374262/oneweb-spacex-satellites-dodged-potential-collision-orbit-space-force Two satellites from the fast-growing constellations of OneWeb and SpaceX’s Starlink dodged a dangerously close approach with one another in orbit last weekend, representatives from the US Space Force and OneWeb said. It’s the first known collision avoidance event...
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09
Apr

5G: US FCC and South African ICASA signs Memorandum of Understanding

April 9, 2021
The first such MOU between @FCC & a sub-Saharan African nation in more than twenty years, this agreement seeks to increase coordination & the exchange of best practices on fifth generation #5G technologies, network security, & other policy issues. #FCCGov https://t.co/26T0nII3jo— The FCC (@FCC) April 8, 2021
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09
Apr

CONSTELLATIONS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES: FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT DAY

April 9, 2021
04/08/2021 Source: ANFR https://www.anfr.fr/toutes-les-actualites/actualites/les-constellations-de-satellites-de-telecommunications-des-origines-a-nos-jours/ (Auto-translated from French) In the field of radiocommunications, engineers have always favored high points to install transmitters and receivers: going upwards allows very wide areas to be covered and thus reduces deployment costs. The conquest of space has created the possibility of placing transceivers on artificial satellites that fly over the Earth...
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08
Apr

Full report published related to BERENIS newsletter on oxidative stress of electromagnetic fields: biological effects and consequences for health.

April 8, 2021
January 2021, BERENIS newsletter: possible correlation between oxidative stress and exposure to magnetic and electromagnetic fields and their putative effects on health Full report: EMFSA: Note, from the report below: “A trend is emerging, which becomes clear even when taking these methodological weaknesses into account, i.e., that EMF exposure, even in the low dose range,...
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07
Apr

Cell Tower Application: Melkbos High School

April 7, 2021
This is the second application. The first application in 2020 was successfully objected to. SITE NAME: MELKBOS HIGH SCHOOL1086 Otto Du Plessis DriveOWNER OF PROPERTY: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT – WESTERN CAPE LOCAL AUTHORITY CONSENT USE & PERMANENT DEPARTURESAPPLICATION FOR A FREESTANDING CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS BASESTATION   Purpose of the application Consent Use in terms of the Development Management...
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06
Apr

In memoriam – Professor Yuri Grigoriev

April 6, 2021
10th of May 2021: We have updated our post to include an obituary by Microwave News Read our obituary of Yuri Grigoriev who died in April. He had an extraordinary life and helped frame two major controversies that have long polarized the world of #RF/MW health: the role of modulations in bioeffects research and how...
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06
Apr

Leveraging the 5G Network to Wirelessly Power IoT Devices

April 6, 2021
Source: Georgia Tech News Center https://www.news.gatech.edu/2021/03/25/leveraging-5g-network-wirelessly-power-iot-devices Rotman Lens-based ‘Rectenna’ Capable of Millimeter-wave Harvesting at 28-GHz With High Efficiency From All Directions for First Time. By Anne Wainscott-Sargent | MARCH 25, 2021 • ATLANTA, GA No more device batteries? Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology’s ATHENA lab discuss an innovative way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks,...
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