The EM Brace by Nick Hasty

By Alex in Gadgets, Hacks & Mods on Jun 13, 2008 at 5:04 pm

The EM Brace, a thesis project by Nick Hasty, is a wearable device that lets you experience electromagnetic radiation emitted by devices and gadgets that are around us.

Cell phones, computers, power tools – pretty much everything with electronic components emit electromagnetic frequencies (EMF) that pass through our bodies unnoticed. Nick’s device translates EMF into vibrations that can be felt by the wearer.

Link (with video) | More on Nick’s Blog – via Rhizome, thanks gene!

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Some Canadian Skeptic
Jun 13th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
ummmmm….why?
EMF don’t harm us….I smell pseudoscience….trying to scare people who think that a cellphone will give you a brain tumor or your laptop will make you sterile.
Sofar
Jun 13th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Before we start, let me remind everyone that electromagnetic radiation is a fancy name for radio waves, and has nothing to do with particular radiation, the stuff you get from radioactive materials.
JC
Jun 13th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Thanks for clarifying that Sofar
Tom
Jun 13th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
This can be done in a much simpler way–there was a guy who had a small magnet encased in a plastic case which allowed some room for it to move. He then implanted it into his finger. He could detect live wires (even the frequency of electricity running in the wire, as well as a range of other EM phenomena.

Pretty cool.
Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
Jun 13th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Still, I imagine the experience would be rather alarming, once we see how many waves are actually going through us on a day-to-day basis.

EMFs are not just radio waves, Sofar. The term can include things like magnetic fields, as well as things like x-rays and gamma rays (which are NOT harmless).
JoshuaS
Jun 13th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I am currently a Nuclear Medicine student. To say that Radio waves are not harmless is just silly. Any radiation (yes radio waves and magnetic fields are considered radiation) has the ability to cause chromosomal changes within a cell. The odds of a particular radio wave of causing a change is rare however.

Scientists are still out on whether or not everyday EMF is causing any definite harm to the public. Some studies show significant tumor growth, while others find nothing at all. I guess time will tell.
dotdotdot
Jun 13th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
it’s been done before. in a far more integrated and ergonomic way, too.
Sid Morrison
Jun 13th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Like we need another reason for kooks to claim that they are somehow “sensitive” to it…. I would like to know what kind of frequency response the thing has — as Sofar noted, radio waves of some frequency are (almost) everywhere on Earth. This thing oughta be vibrating like a marital aid plugged into a 220V outlet.
Thomas
Jun 14th, 2008 at 10:23 am
The finger magnet was cooler.
Sofar
Jun 14th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
The machine won’t detect gamma rays, gamma rays are above the visible spectrum, the stuff everyone’s afraid of is below it.
Vako
Jun 15th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Vibrating your body with high-amplitude / low frequency sound energy is also medically contra-indicated. I hope his device has a volume control. By the way I’m going to a heavy metal concert today. It’s contra-indicated.

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