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“Coolest” Geiger Counter Kit Ever Launches

Posted ago by Dan

  The “Nano” kit for the general public is about to launch.  The bGeigie, an abbreviation for  Bento Geiger Counter, was named in Japan.   The original was about the size of a Bento Lunch Box.  The first box had …

Safecast Radiation Mapping goes Global with release of bGeigie Nano

Posted ago by Dan

What is a bGeigie Nano you might ask?   It is a Geiger Counter and more.   It is the smaller and younger sibling, so to speak, of the original bGeigie developed by Safecast to respond to the Fukushima Daiichi …

Inside the World of Radiation Droids, and Inside the Droids Themselves

Posted ago by Dan

Safecast has just published a very detailed blog post about Japanʻs new generation of radiation detecting “droids,” and about the poor quality of data presentation in Japan since the Fukushima disaster.   It is really worth reading if you are interested …