Speaker
Description
Is wireless charging of our electronic devices dangerous to our cells? Large
tech companies are currently developing medium and long range radiofre-
quency radiation (RF) wireless charging devices, making it relevant to un-
derstand potential effects on humans. Recent experiments have reported
an effect of weak radiofrequency magnetic fields in the MHz-range on the
concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in living cells.
Including broadband radiofrequency (BBRF) radiation in calculations is
non-trivial, as methods need to account for both the oscillating nature of the
fields as well as the broad spectrum of frequencies present (ie., broadband
radiation). Performing calculations numerically requires discretizing the fields,
both with respect to time, space, and frequency band. The computational
efforts can, however, be focused on radical pairs present in biological systems,
as these are the ones that respond most strongly to weak external magnetic
fields. I will give a brief introduction into the challenges of resolving these
obstacles, as well as our current strategy for including BBRF radiation in
computational model systems.
