Google Drinking Glass Alert: Potential Wellness Risks From Wireless Radiation
On the effects of spectacles on the SAR inwards human caput resulting from wireless eyewear devices at telephone phone vociferation upwards state
Lan JQ, Liang X, Hong T, Du GH. On the effects of spectacles on the SAR inwards human caput resulting from wireless eyewear devices at telephone phone vociferation upwards state. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2018 February 8. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.02.001.
Abstract
This newspaper evaluates the effects of spectacles on the specific absorption rates (SAR) inwards the human caput resulting from wireless eyewear device at telephone phone vociferation upwards state. We mainly concentrate on the SAR inwards the eyes since their sensitivity to electromagnetic fields (EMF). We detect wearing spectacles patently alters the distribution as well as magnitude of the SAR. The maximal SAR inwards the ocular tissues alongside spectacles is fifty-fifty half dozen times to a greater extent than than that without glasses. Wearing spectacles also stimulate the novel hotspot inwards the eyes which may crusade the biggest SAR increment inwards the ocular tissues. Moreover, calculated results quest that the maximal SAR is sensitive to the size of spectacles as well as radiations frequency. Because of this, nosotros believe wearing spectacles may maybe increment the adventure of wellness jeopardy to eyes of wireless eyewear device user. These calculated results could live on a valuable reference for the spectacles designer to cut back the SAR inwards the eyes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29428220
Conclusions
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March 22, 2017
The Google Glass, an optical head-mounted display designed inwards the shape of a duo of eyeglasses, was non embraced past times the full general populace when it was introduced inwards 2013-2014. So Google changed its marketing strategy to target specific occupational needs including healthcare, military, as well as sports applications.
Lan JQ, Liang X, Hong T, Du GH. On the effects of spectacles on the SAR inwards human caput resulting from wireless eyewear devices at telephone phone vociferation upwards state. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2018 February 8. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.02.001.
Abstract
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This newspaper evaluates the effects of spectacles on the specific absorption rates (SAR) inwards the human caput resulting from wireless eyewear device at telephone phone vociferation upwards state. We mainly concentrate on the SAR inwards the eyes since their sensitivity to electromagnetic fields (EMF). We detect wearing spectacles patently alters the distribution as well as magnitude of the SAR. The maximal SAR inwards the ocular tissues alongside spectacles is fifty-fifty half dozen times to a greater extent than than that without glasses. Wearing spectacles also stimulate the novel hotspot inwards the eyes which may crusade the biggest SAR increment inwards the ocular tissues. Moreover, calculated results quest that the maximal SAR is sensitive to the size of spectacles as well as radiations frequency. Because of this, nosotros believe wearing spectacles may maybe increment the adventure of wellness jeopardy to eyes of wireless eyewear device user. These calculated results could live on a valuable reference for the spectacles designer to cut back the SAR inwards the eyes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29428220
Conclusions
Based on the calculated results, nosotros detect wearing spectacles patently alters the distribution as well as magnitude of SAR. The maximal SAR inwards the ocular tissues alongside spectacles is fifty-fifty half dozen times to a greater extent than than that without glasses. Wearing spectacles also could stimulate the novel hotspot inwards the eyeballs which may crusade the biggest SAR increment inwards the ocular tissues. Moreover, calculated results quest that the maximal SAR is sensitive to the size of spectacles as well as radiations frequency. Therefore, nosotros believe wearing spectacles may maybe increment the adventure of wellness jeopardy to human eyes. In social club to decrease the SAR inwards the ocular tissues, people should pick out the adaptive spectacles according to the radiations frequency. If possible, nosotros advise people to accept off their spectacles when they run the eyewear device. These calculated results could live on a valuable reference for the spectacles designer to cut back the SAR inwards the eyes. However, due to the express enquiry conditions, the experiment is non included. So conclusions, inwards this paper, are merely indicative but non definitive.
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March 22, 2017
The Google Glass, an optical head-mounted display designed inwards the shape of a duo of eyeglasses, was non embraced past times the full general populace when it was introduced inwards 2013-2014. So Google changed its marketing strategy to target specific occupational needs including healthcare, military, as well as sports applications.
Recently, a colleague told me that merely about physician offices inwards California require their staff to habiliment the Glass. Last week, National Public Radio reported that merely about manufacturing flora workers must also habiliment the Glass.
Tasnim Shamma, Google Glass Didn't Disappear. You Can Find It On The Factory Floor. WABE/National Public Radio, March 18, 2017. http://n.pr/2nDG22d
Following is a press unloosen I prepared iii years agone which provides precautionary data virtually this wireless device. SAR values for the latest model of the Google Glass follow the press release.
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Google Glass Alert: Potential wellness risks from wireless radiation
The Google Glass emits to a greater extent than wireless radiations than most jail cellular telephone phones on the market, but dissimilar jail cellular telephone phone users, Glass users may live on wearing this device on their heads for to a greater extent than than 12 hours a solar daytime putting their wellness at risk.
By Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
BERKELEY, Calif. - April 15, 2014 - PRLog -- The Google Glass emits both Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth radiation. Although the Glass official spider web site, http://www.google.com/glass/start/ , contains data warning consumers virtually the device's potential interference alongside radio or tv reception, the site provides no security data to consumers.
As a body-worn, microwave-emitting device, Google is required past times Federal constabulary to exam the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR of the Glass. This is a mensurate of the maximum microwave radiations absorbed past times the user inwards half dozen minutes averaged over i gram of tissue.
Although Google did non post the SAR data on its spider web site, the Glass exam reports tin shipping away live on constitute on the FCC's spider web site at [https://fccid.io/document.php?id=1910822 ]. The FCC ID for the electrical flow version of the Glass is X1.
The official exam study indicates that the SAR for the Glass is much higher than the SARs for the iPhone 5, the Samsung Milky Way S5, or most jail cellular telephone phones on the market.
During the terminal year, Google improved the antenna on the Glass which resulted inwards an increment inwards the SAR from 1.11 to 1.42 watts/kilogram (W/kg). In contrast, the Samsung Milky Way S5 has a caput as well as trunk SAR of 0.57 as well as 0.64 W/kg, respectively. The Apple iPhone v has a caput SAR of 1.17 as well as a trunk SAR of 1.18 W/kg.
In the U.S. of A. of America no personal wireless device tin shipping away possess got a SAR that exceeds 1.6 W/kg. The SAR standard, however, was developed several decades agone inwards the U.S. of A. of America primarily past times physicists as well as engineers to protect users from the astute effects of the estrus generated past times microwave radiation. The standards produce non protect users from the non-thermal effects of jail cellular telephone phone radiations which possess got been associated alongside increased encephalon cancer adventure amid long-term jail cellular telephone phone users as well as other wellness problems inwards the brusk term including electrosensitivity, sperm impairment as well as infertility, as well as reproductive wellness risks inwards children.
Just because these devices are legal does non hateful they are safe
Although many wellness researchers, including myself, possess got questioned the utility of assessing exclusively a device's SAR, currently that is all governments mensurate as well as regulate.
The official exam study indicates that the SAR for the Glass is much higher than the SARs for the iPhone 5, the Samsung Milky Way S5, or most jail cellular telephone phones on the market.
During the terminal year, Google improved the antenna on the Glass which resulted inwards an increment inwards the SAR from 1.11 to 1.42 watts/kilogram (W/kg). In contrast, the Samsung Milky Way S5 has a caput as well as trunk SAR of 0.57 as well as 0.64 W/kg, respectively. The Apple iPhone v has a caput SAR of 1.17 as well as a trunk SAR of 1.18 W/kg.
In the U.S. of A. of America no personal wireless device tin shipping away possess got a SAR that exceeds 1.6 W/kg. The SAR standard, however, was developed several decades agone inwards the U.S. of A. of America primarily past times physicists as well as engineers to protect users from the astute effects of the estrus generated past times microwave radiation. The standards produce non protect users from the non-thermal effects of jail cellular telephone phone radiations which possess got been associated alongside increased encephalon cancer adventure amid long-term jail cellular telephone phone users as well as other wellness problems inwards the brusk term including electrosensitivity, sperm impairment as well as infertility, as well as reproductive wellness risks inwards children.
Just because these devices are legal does non hateful they are safe
Although many wellness researchers, including myself, possess got questioned the utility of assessing exclusively a device's SAR, currently that is all governments mensurate as well as regulate.
Governments desire consumers to believe that all legally marketed wireless devices are safe, as well as that the SAR degree does non affair every bit long every bit it meets the legal standard. Yet no study has proved that exposure to low-intensity microwave radiations is safe, as well as thousands of peer-reviewed, published studies possess got constitute biologic effects from such exposures. The enquiry suggests that governments require to adopt to a greater extent than stringent, biologically-based, standards to protect consumers' health.
Medical as well as populace wellness professionals should telephone vociferation upwards on Google to destination this experiment on Glass users or at to the lowest degree fully inform consumers of the potential long-term wellness risks from wearing this device.
Medical as well as populace wellness professionals should telephone vociferation upwards on Google to destination this experiment on Glass users or at to the lowest degree fully inform consumers of the potential long-term wellness risks from wearing this device.
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Google Glass SAR exam study update
Following are the results from the SAR exam study for the Google Glass Model GG1 (A4R-GG1; dated May 18, 2015):
Head test: 0.293 W/kg for Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) as well as 0.790 W/kg for Wi-Fi (5 GHz)
Simultaneous transmission: 0.874 W/kg
Bluetooth was excluded from testing every bit the maximum output ability is 2.0 dBm.
