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@HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world

2026-04-20 11:44 UTC

Nothing. It's non-ionizing radiation. Microwaves ovens work by using extreme amounts of energy concentrated into a very small area. Microwave beams for energy transmission are different. We've known this since at least 1996 when the first paper talking about it was published. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0038092X95000834 The biggest obstacle for it is actually RFI. Edit to add, and here's a NASA paper from the 1980s talking about it https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19800010018

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  • @feddylemmy@lemmy.world 2026-04-20 18:21

    I think it's worth saying that while not ionizing, high power high gain RF can cause damage via burns. Not sure how much power/gain is used in this situation though. Staying away from unfamiliar transmitting antennas is in general a good thing.

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