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The ionizing nature of X-rays can break chemical bonds, damage living cells and distort the biological structures under investigation.
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Engineers working on the technology say microwave power transmissions would be safe, unlike ionizing radiation, which is harmful to people or other things in its path.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2023
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Solar flares cause radio blackouts at frequencies below 30 MHz due to them ionizing the Earth's ionosphere.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Usually, this atmospheric layer reflects high-frequency radio waves, bouncing them from their source to their destination, but if the flare ionizes that layer, these waves become degraded, or are completely absorbed, leading to a radio blackout.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Engineers working on the technology say microwave power transmissions would be safe, unlike ionizing radiation, which is harmful to people or other things in its path.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2023
Read more Space Weather Radio Blackouts Anticipated As Sunspot Turns Towards Earth
How and When To See the Northern Lights: The Best Way To Find Auroras
Solar flares cause radio blackouts at frequencies below 30 MHz due to them ionizing the Earth's ionosphere.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Usually, this atmospheric layer reflects high-frequency radio waves, bouncing them from their source to their destination, but if the flare ionizes that layer, these waves become degraded, or are completely absorbed, leading to a radio blackout.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Ionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ionize. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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ionize
verb
ion·ize
ˈī-ə-ˌnīz 
ionized; ionizing
1
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
2
: to become ionized
Medical Definition
ionize
verb
ion·ize
variants
or chiefly British ionise
ionized or chiefly British ionised; ionizing or chiefly British ionising
: to convert wholly or partly into ions
: to become ionized
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