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May 11, 1999: 3:00 a.m.

Chip Blocks Cell-Phone Emissions
By Polly Sprenger


A new chip claiming to neutralize the effects of cell-phone radiation emissions could, if proven effective, alleviate fears of long-term health problems.

The chip, conceived by a professor at Catholic University of America, designed by OnChip Systems, and manufactured by EMX Group, entered production in April and will be available to the public in June.

The fact that cell-phone radiation can cause neurologic effects has been studied now for some years," said inventor Theodore Litovitz, professor emeritus at the bio-electromagnetics research group at Catholic University. "You can’t get a health effect, but you can show a biologic effect."

Litovitz, who began research in 1992 on the effects of electromagnetic frequency radiation, concluded that the long-term effects of radiation could be mitigated by introducing noise to a cell phone’s electromagnetic signal.

Since the brain was no longer exposed to a steady signal, Lotovitz reasoned that the long-term biologic impact of the radiation would be reduced.

In 1997, Litovitz published his findings, suggesting the development of a chip that would cause an electromagnetic signal to fluctuate.

Although some experts are quick to say that there’s still no conclusive evidence that electromagnetic radiation causes but Magnussen says the company plans to service all phones eventually.

"You can take an attitude that for a few dollars you can forget about the problem and not think about potential effects.

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