Japan launches smartphone measuring radioactivity

Japan's mobile phone maker Softbank has just launched a smartphone product that can measure radiation levels.

The latest model of the Pantone smartphone with a built-in sensor can help users know if they are contaminated with radiation and to what extent , only by pressing the key on the power. mobile phone.

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The Pantone smartphone can also record the radioactivity level at all locations it passes. In addition, Pantone can detect gamma rays with a range of 0.05-9.99 microsievert / hour. Expected, the phone will be widely sold in the market from July to next.

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Japan's leading telecom operator NTT DoCoMo has also introduced a smartphone model that can measure radiation levels at a technology exhibition. However, DoCoMo has not decided to market their products.

Many Japanese people still worry about nuclear radiation after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, causing radioactivity in the reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to leak into the water and air environment. . The anxiety has led to a strong increase in the demand for radioactive measuring devices in Japan.