Studying the brief and tiny quantum effects that drive living systems could one day lead to new approaches to treatments and technologies.
A television reporter reacts to being hit by a heat ray during a demonstration of the U.S. military’s Active Denial System.
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Electromagnetic beams of the right power and wavelength can cause pain and zap electronics. Could they also be used to disrupt a person’s nervous system?
As if attacks on health workers weren’t upsetting enough, reports indicate broadband engineers are now also being abused - as conspiracy theorists link 5G technology with to COVID-19’s spread.
The electromagnetic spectrum we can access with current technologies is completely occupied. This means experts have to think of creative ways to meet our rocketing demands for data.
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Free space optical communication will allow the same connectivity in space we already have on Earth. And this will provide benefits across a number of sectors.
The scientific consensus is that 5G doesn’t pose a danger to our health.
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Should we be concerned about the health effects of 5G? The short answer is no – there’s no substantiated evidence that the electromagnetic energy used by mobile telecommunications causes harm.