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This hack allows for people concerned about radiation to use a Geiger counter with their iPhones. It could come in handy, especially if there are more disasters like Fukushima.…
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April 4th, 2012 by: Range
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Guys, if you are the sort that uses a notebook with Wi-Fi running in your lap all day long, there is a new reason not to. Over the past few years, the main reason to not do that for me was the fact that notebooks were randomly catching fire. No…
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November 30th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun
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I have seen plenty of videos of the devastation caused by the earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami and I still can’t wrap my head around the scope of the disaster. Coupled with the devastation from the natural disaster with the radiation that leaked from the Fukushima nuclear plant…
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August 31st, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun
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The nuclear crisis that followed after the earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan caused a lot of people to panic. This resulted in geiger counters and radiation detectors selling out on the web a few hours after it was announced that the damaged nuclear plants in Fukushima were leaking and that…
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May 7th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua
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I can see how this concept watch submitted by a Japanese designer might be considered crass by some, especially in light of the situation in Fukushima. Honestly, when I saw it the first thing that came to my mind was Fallout… and the game’s Pip-Boy wrist computer. The watch doesn’t
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May 1st, 2011 by: Lambert Varias
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If you worry about radiation with all the post-quake nuclear troubles, going on in Japan, you can build your own radiation detector if you feel the need. The Libelium team decided that they wanted to put together a project that would let those living in Japan keep track of the…
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April 19th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun
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I’m finding it hard to take Pong Research seriously because, well, “Pong Research”. I didn’t think I’d ever see those two words combine to stand for something serious. Yet here it is, so let’s get on with it. While it has not (yet) been proven that cellphone radiation has harmful…
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February 10th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias
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Before all you budding nuclear physicists attempt to correct me, I know this isn’t truly a Geiger Counter. It’s actually one of those Cold-War era Ion Chamber radiation detectors. But that’s not what most of us think, so I’ll stick with the more familiar Geiger name. Regardless, this computer casemod…
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June 20th, 2008 by: Technabob
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If this season’s storyline on 24… has you worried about the threat of nuclear terrorism, you might want to pick up one of these little gadgets.
The $160 NukAlert keychain radiation monitor automatically warns you of the unseen atomic threat anywhere you go. The pocket-sized device can detect radiation from
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March 20th, 2007 by: Technabob