Living for 90 days without technology

Jake Reilly, a college student gave up his cell phone and computer for 90 days. No texting, facebook, email, twitter etc. What he learned changed his life. He writes, “Everything was so much simpler, I had relationships with people, not profiles.” “I had nothing but time on my hands.” “I was immeasurably more calm and …

Welcome to The EMF Community – the new reference site for all things EMF related

Our purpose is to bring you the latest news and information and provide a discussion centre for all those that have concerns about todays EMF environment. We will be bringing you up-to-date news from our sources and contributors around the world. News, opinions, articles, videos, reviews, discussion with ‘Your Say’, and a new online consultancy …

All you need to know about 5G

Small cells will help companies build denser 5G networks that can reuse bandwidth more efficiently Today’s mobile users want faster data speeds and more reliable service. The next generation of wireless networks—5G—promises to deliver that, and much more. Right now, though, 5G is still in the planning stages, and companies and industry groups are working together to figure …

How to think about the risks of mobile phones and Wi-Fi

Experts need to talk about uncertainty as well as simple fact. The rise and fall of the controversy over the safety of mobile phones offers some useful lessons. The US Green party presidential candidate Jill Stein has come under fire for supposedly ‘anti-science’ statements relating to the risks of vaccines, genetically modified crops and electromagnetic fields from …

Smart meter IT system delayed until autumn

By John Moylan, Industry correspondent, BBC News A key IT project at the heart of the UK’s national smart meter roll-out programme is facing further delays. The government has confirmed that the communications infrastructure which links smart meters to energy suppliers will now not be ready until the autumn. The system was due to be switched …

Are smartphones really making our children sad?

Last week, the children’s commissioner, Anne Longfield, launched a campaign to help parents regulate internet and smartphone use at home. She suggested that the overconsumption of social media was a problem akin to that of junk-food diets. “None of us, as parents, would want our children to eat junk food all the time – double cheeseburger, chips, …

A comment about health impacts of cell phone radiation

As we all rapidly are being forced into the new generation of electronic gadgets and wireless services, sometimes referred to as the “Internet of Things”, more people are asking themselves if the ever increasing levels of artificial electromagnetic fields (EMFs) really are safe for living organisms, writes Olle Johansson, associate professor at the Karolinska Institute. …