Anne Gastinger, Author at STANZ

Too Many Satellites: Astronomers Voice Concern Over Second-Gen Starlink

by Anne Gastinger | Oct 11, 2022 | 5G, Latest News, Popular News Media Articles

SpaceX’s ambitious plan to send up 30,000 satellites for a second-generation Starlink network is facing opposition from some astronomers who want the FCC to hit pause on the request. “Please do not take the stars away from us. Starlink satellites need better...

How to Breakup With Your Cellphone

by Anne Gastinger | Oct 11, 2022 | Latest News, Mobile Communication Technologies, Popular News Media Articles

Know that I have cried at least once about this. I don’t adore my cell phone. The honeymoon ended long ago. Yes, I am fed up with the whole update, upgrade, planned obsolescence cycle. I questioned the cell phone craze from its inception, worrying that the effects on...

Evidence for a health risk by Radio Frequency on humans living around mobile phone base stations: From radiofrequency sickness to cancer

by Anne Gastinger | Oct 6, 2022 | Science Journal Articles

Abstract The objective of this work was to perform a complete review of the existing scientific literature to update the knowledge on the effects of base station antennas on humans. Studies performed in real urban conditions, with mobile phone base stations situated...

Cellphones and brain tumours

by Anne Gastinger | Oct 6, 2022 | Mobile Communication Technologies, Popular News Media Articles

News report the other day that chronic use of cell phones may be associated with brain tumour should be taken exactly as a warning that it is, rather than waved aside as yet another undue alarm. Bearing in mind that there is hardly a positive phenomenon devoid of a...