Radiation

Knauf Orbond: Innovative solution for reducing electromagnetic radiation

Children spend most of their day in educational settings, where equipment emits electromagnetic radiation, exposing them to harmful levels that affect their health over time.

 Children's Health First Knauf: Orbond with an Innovative and Exclusive Solution for Reducing Electromagnetic Radiation
"The microwave is as dirty as your kitchen table, so don't forget to clean it," stated researcher Manuel Porcar. Illustration.

Which living things survive microwaves? A study finds 747 bacteria can

 Wild dog in old radioactive zone in Pripyat city - abandoned ghost town after nuclear disaster. Chernobyl exclusion zone.

Something strange is happening to the dogs around Chernobyl

 Blue light radiation

Dangerous light: How to protect your skin from blue light radiation


SafeFields reduces radiation in electric, hybrid vehicles

Israeli startup SafeFields Technologies Ltd unveils solution cutting radiation in electric, hybrid vehicles by 80-90%, suitable for various vehicle types, aiding in reducing health risks.

 Oded Einat and Shaul Shulman

Tips for buying sunglasses: how to protect your eyes and your pocket

Sunglasses don't have to be expensive to provide maximum sun protection. Here are some tips and some examples of pairs you can buy and stay cool this summer.

  Bar Refaeli

Is the iPhone 12 radioactive? Apple disputes claim by French watchdog

The Agence Nationale des Fréquences, or ANFR, said it would send agents to Apple stores and other distributors to check the model was no longer being sold.

 iPhone 12s are seen at the new Apple Store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, US, June 24, 2021

Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday

Three solar flares were observed on Sunday, the Fedorov Institute said, with one lasting 14 minutes, accompanied by disruption in radio communication.

 The sun emitted its first X-class flare in more than four years on February 14, 2011 at 8:56 p.m. EST.

Black holes will die, evaporate away – and so will everything else - study

A recent study found that Stephen Hawking was correct about black holes dying by evaporating into Hawking radiation. But that fate could be shared by everything in the universe.

 This movie shows a complete revolution around a simulated black hole and its accretion disk following a path that is perpendicular to the disk (Illustrative).

US supplies Ukraine with radiation sensors in light of nuclear bomb threats - report

Ukraine is collaborating with the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST), a unit of atomic experts that's run by the National Nuclear Security Administration, to deploy the radiation sensors.

 A geiger counter measures a radiation level at a site of fire burning in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, outside the village of Rahivka, Ukraine April 5, 2020. Picture taken April 5, 2020.

Metal-poor stars more likely to have planets with alien life - study

While one might think metal-rich stars would be more likely to have planets with life, planets around metal-poor stars have better shielding to UV radiation.

 Artistic illustration of planets orbiting a red dwarf star.

Putin vows response to UK's decision to send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

The depleted uranium shells that the UK is supplying to Ukraine were developed by the US during the Cold War to pierce Soviet tanks, some of which are still used by Russia.

The depleted uranium penetrator of a 30 mm round

Massive tentacle of plasma breaks off sun - report

The report stated that the entire detachment took approximately eight hours, and that video footage of the event later went viral on Twitter.

 Filament erupting during a solar flare, seen at EUV wavelengths that show both emission and absorption (Illustrative).

Has the time come to give up on gel manicures?

Recently, it was revealed that devices for drying gel polish can change one's DNA. How much should you worry, and is there a safe manicure technique?

Is there a safer way to paint your nails besides gel manicures? (Illustrative image of woman drying nails under UV light)

For the first time in Israel: Breakthrough cancer treatment employed in Holon

The treatment involved the injection of a radioactive substance called Oncosil into a patient diagnosed with advanced-stage pancreatic cancer. 

This innovative pancreatic cancer treatment is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as a breakthrough technology, and so far about 250 cancer patients throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand.