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"EMF Exposure of Workers Due to 5G Private Networks in Smart Industries"![]()
by P. Gajšek, C. Apostolidis, D. Plets, T. Samaras and B. Valič![]()
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#5G private mobile networks are becoming a platform for ‘wire-free’ networking for professional applications in smart industry sectors, such as automated warehousing, logistics, autonomous vehicle deployments in campus environments, mining, material processing, and more. It is expected that most of these Machine-to-Machine (#M2M) and Industrial Internet of Things (#IIoT) communication paths will be realized wirelessly, as the advantages of providing flexibility are obvious compared to hard-wired network installations. ![]()
To obtain insight into occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMF) emitted by 5G private mobile networks, an analysis of RF EMF due to different types of 5G equipment was carried out by INIS, imec and AUTH teams. ![]()
Research was based on a real case scenario in the production and logistic (warehouse) industrial sector. A private standalone (SA) 5G network operating at 3.7 GHz in a real industrial environment was numerically modeled and compared with in situ RF EMF measurements. The results show that RF EMF exposure of the workers was far below the existing exposure limits due to the relatively low power (1 W) of indoor 5G base stations in private networks. In the analyzed RF EMF exposure scenarios, the radio transmitter installation heights were relatively low, and thus the obtained results represent the worst-case scenarios of the workers’ exposure that are to be expected due to private 5G networks in smart industries.![]()
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www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/14/13/2662
IU team participated in Society for Risk Analysis Conference (#ESREL SRA-E 2025) which was held in Stavanger, Norway (15-19 June, 2025).![]()
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The title of their oral presentation was:![]()
"A Serious Game Approach to the Challenges of Scientific Uncertainty"![]()
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SeaWave Project partners, F. Abacioglu, L. Zacharias, S. Link, M. Eggeling-Böcker and C. Böhmert through their work dealt with an extremely sensitive issue: Communicate #scientific #uncertainty to ordinary audience.![]()
Scientific uncertainty is an immanent part of risk assessments. It is impossible to empirically prove the harmlessness of any agent. While this can be considered a "problem" for risk assessment itself, it is also a Problem for risk communication.![]()
This is especially challenging for risk communicators as their audience, often laypeople, strives for the absence of risk, seeking “absolute” safety if the benefits do not outweigh any potential drawbacks. Hence, risk communicators face a dilemma – it would be scientifically sound to mention uncertainties, but their lay audiences often want clear answers. ![]()
As a tool to remediate this dilemma, IU International University of Applied Sciences team are developing a serious game. The game targets lay people interested in and potentially also worried about EMFs in mobile communication and human health. In the game, players play a risk communicator and experience the dilemma posed by uncertainty firsthand. The main goal the game is supposed to achieve is an increase in openness towards risk communicators and risk communication generally. Further desired outcomes are an increase in trust in science communicators and an improved understanding of scientific uncertainty.
"Reflection Properties of the Human Skin From 14 to 42 GHz"![]()
M. Capstick, A. Aeschbacher, N. Chitnis, A. Christ, C. Pich-Bavastro, Z. Su, O. Gaide, T. Samaras and N. Kuster.![]()
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As part of the #BIOEM25 conference, the four partners of SeaWave Project, IT'IS Foundation, Schmid & Partner Engineering AG (SPEAG), CHUV / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois| Lausanne university hospital and AUTH presented their collaborative research findings.![]()
With the rollout of 5G in frequency range 2 (FR2) mm-wave in the 26.5 to 30 GHz range in various countries as well as a raft of EU projects addressing health risks of 5G FR2 there is a requirement to enhance the knowledge base on skin reflection properties. ![]()
This study is presenting reflection measurements from 14 to 42 GHz. The knowledge is of importance in the conversion from incident power density to absorbed power density and in many measurement applications and phantoms for over the air performance measurement. ![]()
In addition to reflection measurements optical coherence tomography was performed on the same skin areas to allow accurate geometric skin models to be generated for use in the accompanying simulations enabling extraction of skin layer dielectric properties.
The SeaWave Project focuses on the 27.5 GHz band (FR2), with the objective of conducting a comprehensive assessment of its biological effects on vulnerable tissues, including the skin and the male reproductive system.![]()
The study presented by the ENEA - Agenzia nazionale team in #BIOEM25 employs a Car-S mouse model, which is particularly susceptible to skin carcinogenesis, to assess the impact of chronic 5G FR2 (27.5 GHz) exposure.![]()
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"Investigating the In Vivo Effects of Chronic 27.5 GHz Frequency Exposure Using The Car-S Model" ![]()
by S. Pazzaglia, E. Fratini, F. Palone, E. Pasquali, M. Tanori, F. Novelli, I. De Stefano, S. Leonardi, R. Pinto, L. Ardoino, A. Zambotti, F. Camera, C. Merla, M. Piscitelli and M. Mancuso.