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"The biggest thing is keeping your speeds reasonable and keeping acceleration moderate," says Nathan Wilmot, Vehicle Performance Owner for Vehicle Energy Integration at GM and unsurprising buzzkill. "Don't drive excessively fast, and don't accelerate and decelerate aggressively." There's a reason Jimmy Carter wanted us to drive 55 back in the 70's. It turns out that fuel economy typically peaks between 25 and 50 mph. Larger, more powerful, and aerodynamic vehicles typically thrive at the high end of that range, while smaller and lighter vehicles do better at slower speeds. Once you\u2019ve reached your preferred cruising speed, turn on your cruise control to stay there. Even the best drivers will vary the speed of the vehicle in minute ways that end up wasting fuel. Be smooth, he advises. Let the vehicle slow down naturally without applying the brakes. Every time you hit the brakes, you're turning on the brake lights (which pull power from the alternator) and wasting kinetic energy as friction and heat. Hybrid vehicles are a slightly different story when it comes to braking. "We'll do brake blending, combining the effects of friction brakes with the regenerative capability of the hybrid system," Wilmot says. "It changes the dynamic a bit, but you still want to be smooth and not brake aggressively. You're still dealing with 'F=MA', putting a lot of energy into increased acceleration rate that you won't recover." The amount of energy used to accelerate is mainly driven by the mass of the vehicle. It\u2019s basic physics. An object at rest wants to stay at rest, and it takes a lot more energy to move a 5,500-pound Cadillac Escalade than it does to move a 2,500-pound Honda Fit. Get into higher speeds, and you mainly deal with aerodynamic loss, which increases with velocity squared (more physics!). At high speeds, it's possible to see as much as a five to 10 mpg difference simply by dropping your speed 10-15 mph, he says. Sweat the small stuff For car designers working to hit ever-tightening fuel economy standards, every little bit counts. The friction of tires on the road is called rolling resistance and it increases as tires get larger and vehicle weight goes up. An all-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle will burn more fuel than a two-wheel drive car because there are increased driveline losses. For a truck like the Ford F-150 or Chevrolet's Silverado, which will sell millions of units over its lifetime, each going for perhaps more than one hundred thousand miles, even a tiny percentage increase in fleetwide fuel economy turns into a massive gain at scale. That's why car designers obsess over every ounce that goes into their cars. Sure, an extra pound of wasted metal in the chassis of a 4,200 pound vehicle might not seem like a lot, but it could result in millions of gallons of extra fuel usage over the entire fleet. And on that note, you should make sure you\u2019re only hauling around what you need in the car. Clearing your trunk of stuff you don\u2019t need can make a difference. My grandfather used to joke that his old farm truck had two-55 air conditioning: roll down two windows and go 55 mph and you'll be nice and cool. It wasn't true, especially in the hot Alabama summers, but a lot of people believe windows are better than air conditioning. And they are... to a point. "At low speeds, windows work great. The aero impact is low," says Wilmot. "But at higher speeds, shut your windows and turn the AC on. Somewhere in the 30-40 mph range." A good basic guideline is to roll up the windows when you get off the residential city streets and onto higher-speed secondary or highway roads. Oh, and turn on your cruise control. Even the best drivers will vary the speed of the vehicle in minute ways that end up wasting fuel. Maintain your ride Running the manufacturer's recommended fuel octane is key, too. A lot of smaller, modern engines use turbochargers to produce more power out of a smaller displacement. But in order to run most efficiently, they need a higher octane fuel. Without it, you risk knock \u2014 or improper combustion of the air-and-fuel mixture in the engine. "As soon as you start running lower octane, you run into knock concerns so we adjust some of the calibrations actively to avoid knock. But, by avoiding that, we have to make the engine run less efficiently," Wilmot says. "If you have a vehicle that has recommended or required premium fuel, to maximize your fuel economy and performance, you should be running the recommended fuel." For engines that don't require premium fuel, though, running higher octane won't make much difference from a fuel economy perspective. Keeping your car properly maintained can make a huge difference. Keeping the chassis and wheel alignment correct and the appropriate tire pressure is always good advice (check the sticker on the driver door of your car for the manufacturer\u2019s recommended tire pressure), and check engine light can signal an issue with the emissions system. "Emissions and fuel economy are directly related, so if your engine is doing something different because of a bad sensor, you should get that addressed as quickly as possible," advises Wilmot. Leave your auto-start-stop function turned on. "With a modern car, once you get into the warmed-up-vehicle-restart, there isn't a significant penalty as long as the engine is turned off for 10-20 seconds. You've 'paid' for the restart easily," he says. Think about the whole driving experience Then there are some more unusual behaviors that nonetheless can have a big impact on fuel use. Avoid drive thru's, and park and go in instead. It's lost of idling that wastes fuel (and the walk isn't going to kill you). In fact, any time you spend idling in your car\u2014waiting to pick up your kids (or trying to escape from them for a little while)\u2014is simply burning fuel for no reason. You know those enormous American flags flying off pickups, the antlers and noses around Christmas time, and the window-mounted flags of your favorite sports time? Those can all have a incredibly high effect on fuel use, especially those drag-maximizing flags. Naturally, a GM employee will also advise you to buy a new car, but if you're looking to max out your fuel efficiency, it's good advice. "Technology is advancing like crazy. The new cars keep getting better and better. The most effective thing we can do with greenhouse gases and emissions is to get older cars off the road and replace them with newer cars," he says. "The iteration of advancements are happening at a much more rapid rate than in the past. 20 years ago, you bought a new car and a lot of the improvements and technology and innovation might take eight or 10 years to make a difference. "Now, entire portfolios are flipping in two or three or four years, so iterations and improvements are coming much more rapidly across the board," says Wilmot. U.S. fuel economy regulations under the Trump administration may not end up as strict as President Obama\u2019s EPA had proposed, but you can\u2019t stop progress. As technology and materials improve, vehicle fuel economy will continue to improve. ","teaser":" The price of gas is creeping up, here's how to cut your bill. Drive to save gas The vehicle you choose and the way you drive profoundly effect your fuel efficiency. 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Drive to save gas The vehicle you choose and the way you drive profoundly effect your fuel efficiency. Photo by L\u00ea Minh from Pexels There\u2019s no shortage of bad advice on the internet for getting the best fuel economy out of your car. Mileage is largely driven by the type of car you buy. Large vehicles burn more fuel while small ones require less, and Americans love the former \u2014 so far in 2018, light trucks have outsold cars two-to-one, according to data from Kelley Blue Book. There are still a lot of techniques that can substantially cut down the amount of fuel you burn, whether it's your daily commute or a summer road trip. It's especially relevant in 2018 where the price of gasoline is the highest we've seen since 2015. There are four factors to fuel economy: mass, aerodynamics, friction, and accessories. Having more weight, a brick-in-the-wind design, larger tires, or a complicated drivetrain, or more electronics in the car, and fuel use goes up. "The biggest thing is keeping your speeds reasonable and keeping acceleration moderate," says Nathan Wilmot, Vehicle Performance Owner for Vehicle Energy Integration at GM and unsurprising buzzkill. "Don't drive excessively fast, and don't accelerate and decelerate aggressively." There's a reason Jimmy Carter wanted us to drive 55 back in the 70's. It turns out that fuel economy typically peaks between 25 and 50 mph. Larger, more powerful, and aerodynamic vehicles typically thrive at the high end of that range, while smaller and lighter vehicles do better at slower speeds. Once you\u2019ve reached your preferred cruising speed, turn on your cruise control to stay there. Even the best drivers will vary the speed of the vehicle in minute ways that end up wasting fuel. Be smooth, he advises. Let the vehicle slow down naturally without applying the brakes. Every time you hit the brakes, you're turning on the brake lights (which pull power from the alternator) and wasting kinetic energy as friction and heat. Hybrid vehicles are a slightly different story when it comes to braking. "We'll do brake blending, combining the effects of friction brakes with the regenerative capability of the hybrid system," Wilmot says. "It changes the dynamic a bit, but you still want to be smooth and not brake aggressively. You're still dealing with 'F=MA', putting a lot of energy into increased acceleration rate that you won't recover." The amount of energy used to accelerate is mainly driven by the mass of the vehicle. It\u2019s basic physics. An object at rest wants to stay at rest, and it takes a lot more energy to move a 5,500-pound Cadillac Escalade than it does to move a 2,500-pound Honda Fit. Get into higher speeds, and you mainly deal with aerodynamic loss, which increases with velocity squared (more physics!). At high speeds, it's possible to see as much as a five to 10 mpg difference simply by dropping your speed 10-15 mph, he says. Sweat the small stuff For car designers working to hit ever-tightening fuel economy standards, every little bit counts. The friction of tires on the road is called rolling resistance and it increases as tires get larger and vehicle weight goes up. An all-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle will burn more fuel than a two-wheel drive car because there are increased driveline losses. For a truck like the Ford F-150 or Chevrolet's Silverado, which will sell millions of units over its lifetime, each going for perhaps more than one hundred thousand miles, even a tiny percentage increase in fleetwide fuel economy turns into a massive gain at scale. That's why car designers obsess over every ounce that goes into their cars. Sure, an extra pound of wasted metal in the chassis of a 4,200 pound vehicle might not seem like a lot, but it could result in millions of gallons of extra fuel usage over the entire fleet. And on that note, you should make sure you\u2019re only hauling around what you need in the car. Clearing your trunk of stuff you don\u2019t need can make a difference. My grandfather used to joke that his old farm truck had two-55 air conditioning: roll down two windows and go 55 mph and you'll be nice and cool. It wasn't true, especially in the hot Alabama summers, but a lot of people believe windows are better than air conditioning. And they are... to a point. "At low speeds, windows work great. The aero impact is low," says Wilmot. "But at higher speeds, shut your windows and turn the AC on. Somewhere in the 30-40 mph range." A good basic guideline is to roll up the windows when you get off the residential city streets and onto higher-speed secondary or highway roads. Oh, and turn on your cruise control. Even the best drivers will vary the speed of the vehicle in minute ways that end up wasting fuel. Maintain your ride Running the manufacturer's recommended fuel octane is key, too. A lot of smaller, modern engines use turbochargers to produce more power out of a smaller displacement. But in order to run most efficiently, they need a higher octane fuel. Without it, you risk knock \u2014 or improper combustion of the air-and-fuel mixture in the engine. "As soon as you start running lower octane, you run into knock concerns so we adjust some of the calibrations actively to avoid knock. But, by avoiding that, we have to make the engine run less efficiently," Wilmot says. "If you have a vehicle that has recommended or required premium fuel, to maximize your fuel economy and performance, you should be running the recommended fuel." For engines that don't require premium fuel, though, running higher octane won't make much difference from a fuel economy perspective. Keeping your car properly maintained can make a huge difference. Keeping the chassis and wheel alignment correct and the appropriate tire pressure is always good advice (check the sticker on the driver door of your car for the manufacturer\u2019s recommended tire pressure), and check engine light can signal an issue with the emissions system. "Emissions and fuel economy are directly related, so if your engine is doing something different because of a bad sensor, you should get that addressed as quickly as possible," advises Wilmot. Leave your auto-start-stop function turned on. "With a modern car, once you get into the warmed-up-vehicle-restart, there isn't a significant penalty as long as the engine is turned off for 10-20 seconds. You've 'paid' for the restart easily," he says. Think about the whole driving experience Then there are some more unusual behaviors that nonetheless can have a big impact on fuel use. Avoid drive thru's, and park and go in instead. It's lost of idling that wastes fuel (and the walk isn't going to kill you). In fact, any time you spend idling in your car\u2014waiting to pick up your kids (or trying to escape from them for a little while)\u2014is simply burning fuel for no reason. You know those enormous American flags flying off pickups, the antlers and noses around Christmas time, and the window-mounted flags of your favorite sports time? Those can all have a incredibly high effect on fuel use, especially those drag-maximizing flags. Naturally, a GM employee will also advise you to buy a new car, but if you're looking to max out your fuel efficiency, it's good advice. "Technology is advancing like crazy. The new cars keep getting better and better. The most effective thing we can do with greenhouse gases and emissions is to get older cars off the road and replace them with newer cars," he says. "The iteration of advancements are happening at a much more rapid rate than in the past. 20 years ago, you bought a new car and a lot of the improvements and technology and innovation might take eight or 10 years to make a difference. "Now, entire portfolios are flipping in two or three or four years, so iterations and improvements are coming much more rapidly across the board," says Wilmot. U.S. fuel economy regulations under the Trump administration may not end up as strict as President Obama\u2019s EPA had proposed, but you can\u2019t stop progress. As technology and materials improve, vehicle fuel economy will continue to improve. ","fuel conservation auto Cars trucks gas how-to DIY Technology","Jordan Golson","
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Can tech improve the way we think about the long-term health effects of sun exposure? Pixabay T he science is clear: UV exposure causes skin cancer. Still, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, the rate of this malignancy is on the rise. Can technology change that? In the past few years, a wave of UV-detection wearables, apps, and stickers designed to alert users to dangerous levels of sun exposure have been making headlines. \u201cPersonal UV detection [devices] are finally being marketed to consumers,\u201d says Elke Hacker, a researcher at the Improving Health Outcomes for People, part of Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. She and other experts say that if they can accurately measure UV, they could have a big impact. But the big question is: Do they actually work? Most UV sensor wearables on the market today are designed to clip onto clothes or fit securely around the wrist. Whenever you step outside, they record the amount of UV rays your skin is getting, and via an app, they feed you that number as well as advice on whether it\u2019s still safe for you to remain outside. As part of her research, Hacker is responsible for testing UV wearables and other technology that could improve the health of Australians, who have high rates of skin cancer. \u201cUV monitors have been used in research studies for the past 20 years, but now these devices are out there to consumers.\u201d And in the past few years, many of these devices have become increasingly high-tech. The L\u2019Oreal-funded UV Sense, for example, made headlines earlier this year for the being a device so small that it can be applied on the fingernail. The majority of these wearables use a dosimeter, a device that measures exposure to ionizing radiation to calculate UV exposure. Ionizing radiation is a type that\u2019s at a high enough radiation level that it can physically remove an electron from an atom. If it reaches human skin cells, this ability can damage DNA and make the chances of skin cancer higher. UVA and UVB are both ionizing, but UVB is far more so. That exposure data is then sent to an app, where users are asked what skin type they have and, depending on the wearable, if they have skin diseases. Both of these factors change how much sun you can get. People with lupus, an autoimmune disease, for example, are much more sensitive to UV exposure, sometimes breaking out in rashes. L'Or\u00e9al's UV Sense, a battery-free wearable that tracks a user's exposure to UV rays. L'Or\u00e9al But not all of them measure real-time UV exposure. Some, like the UV Patch, L\u2019Oreal\u2019s first iteration of a UV wearable, the Microsoft Band and Band 2, and Sunsprite, spot UV exposure by detecting visible light and then estimating the amount of UV based on that. While this method may give you an estimate of UV exposure, it\u2019s not incredibly effective because it can\u2019t accurately differentiate between UVA and UVB rays, says Jonathan Zippin, an associate professor of dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. That\u2019s incredibly important because these rays have different impacts on the skin. For example, while both contribute to skin cancers, UVA rays are most responsible for aging and wrinkles, while UVB rays are most likely to cause burns, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Zippin is on the medical advisory board for Shade, an inch-and-a-half-long wearable that attaches to users\u2019 clothing, and has stock in the company. The Shade UV monitor came on the market in 2016. Shade founder Emmanuel Dumont says his is the first wearable to measure UV exposure accurately. \u201cTechnology to measure UV exposure has been around for a very long time but what no one has been able to figure out is that they couldn\u2019t measure UV exposure related to human skin,\u201d he says. For example, while UV Sense, which isn\u2019t yet available to consumers, will only be able to measure UVA rays, Shade measures both, and, in calculations to determine how much sun is too much sun, gives more weight to UVB because it is more harmful to skin, Dumont says. It also measures UV light indoors. Shade attaches to a users' clothing and measures both UVA and UVB rays. Then there are stickers and apps. By using UV-sensitive ink, stickers change color when they\u2019re exposed to the sun. This basically only allows you to see when you\u2019re exposed to UV so that you can reapply sunscreen or head indoors. On the other hand, stand-alone apps use more general information, like your location\u2019s UV index and your skin color, to determine whether you\u2019re safe. They don\u2019t detect your personal UV exposure. Do they reduce the rate of skin cancer? There\u2019s virtually no research into how effective these devices are yet. A large reason for that is because experts still haven\u2019t come to a consensus on what a \u201csafe\u201d level of UV exposure is, if there is any at all. Dermatologist Lauren Eckert Ploch cautions against relying on the devices to determine this amount of time. \u201cI do not think that a UV dose sensor is helpful, as even minor doses of UV radiation are harmful to our skin. There's no true \u2018safe\u2019 dose when we're referring to UV radiation.\u201d But John Rogers, a materials scientist at Northwestern University who developed UV Sense, says doctors have established a baseline, contingent on skin color, for the amount of time before a sunburn occurs: About 10 minutes for a person with red hair and fair skin in Brisbane and longer the darker a person\u2019s skin is, says Queensland\u2019s Hacker. Though, Hacker and Rogers say, that burn-free time doesn\u2019t keep a person free from UV damage. The size and placement of the dosimeter on the wearable itself also affects UV detection accuracy. \u201cAll evidence shows us that UV wearables are not always going to be in the right place to detect UV completely accurately,\u201d Hacker says. If you\u2019ve clipped a wearable on the front of your shirt, for example, it might measure the amount of UV rays more accurately if you\u2019re laying down compared to if you\u2019re standing up and wearing a hat. Another factor: the lack of testing on their consistency; does one app give you the same amount of \u201csun-safe time\u201d as another? No one knows yet what the exact amount of UV exposure people can get without the risk of sun damage\u2014not to mention the fact that sun damage is cumulative, and long-term sun exposure also carries a high risk for skin cancer. But we might have a better answer soon. Several clinical trials are currently underway to figure this out. Rogers\u2019 team will launch studies this December with a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the UV Sense on patients who are at risk for melanoma. \u201cWe\u2019ll be tracking UV exposure [both UVA and UVB rays] and understanding what works and what doesn\u2019t,\u201d he says. Based on feedback from the trials, the team could then improve UV Sense for consumers. But the bigger goal, says Rogers, is to see if the device will actually change behavior. Emmanuel Dumont, who invented the Shade sensor while researching wearable UV tech at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute in 2014, hopes his wearable will become the first to not only prove its efficacy in detecting UV but also to reduce skin cancer rates. His team is currently conducting first-of-its-kind clinical trials to see if the technology, when used properly, will reduce the risk of skin cancer. \u201cThese devices have been around for awhile but they\u2019re just gadgets. Our purpose is to prove that our technology has a clinical purpose. The goal is to prove that using our technology reduces the risk of skin cancer.\u201d Shade has already published a paper in which it compared its accuracy to other wearables on the market\u2014and found that it\u2019s the most accurate and most sensitive out there\u2014but its clinical trial will wrap up next February. Hacker and her team began their clinical study in 2015 comparing a wearable called QSun to an app called SunSmart. \u201cWe were curious whether a device can know what that threshold is before you get burned,\u201d she says. But more importantly, her team wanted to know whether a UV wearable would prompt people to change their behavior. The results will be published in the next few weeks, Hacker says. This behavior change is what Ploch sees as the most plausible impact of these devices. \u201cThis has the potential to reduce skin cancer rates long-term as people realize that they need to apply sunscreen or wear sun protective clothing when they otherwise thought they were safe.\u201d Should you buy one? Zippin likens these UV sensors to at-home blood glucose monitors or blood pressure monitors, which can serve as a guide to people who worry about their UV exposure. 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Can tech improve the way we think about the long-term health effects of sun exposure? Pixabay T he science is clear: UV exposure causes skin cancer. Still, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, the rate of this malignancy is on the rise. Can technology change that? In the past few years, a wave of UV-detection wearables, apps, and stickers designed to alert users to dangerous levels of sun exposure have been making headlines. \u201cPersonal UV detection [devices] are finally being marketed to consumers,\u201d says Elke Hacker, a researcher at the Improving Health Outcomes for People, part of Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. She and other experts say that if they can accurately measure UV, they could have a big impact. But the big question is: Do they actually work? Most UV sensor wearables on the market today are designed to clip onto clothes or fit securely around the wrist. Whenever you step outside, they record the amount of UV rays your skin is getting, and via an app, they feed you that number as well as advice on whether it\u2019s still safe for you to remain outside. As part of her research, Hacker is responsible for testing UV wearables and other technology that could improve the health of Australians, who have high rates of skin cancer. \u201cUV monitors have been used in research studies for the past 20 years, but now these devices are out there to consumers.\u201d And in the past few years, many of these devices have become increasingly high-tech. The L\u2019Oreal-funded UV Sense, for example, made headlines earlier this year for the being a device so small that it can be applied on the fingernail. The majority of these wearables use a dosimeter, a device that measures exposure to ionizing radiation to calculate UV exposure. Ionizing radiation is a type that\u2019s at a high enough radiation level that it can physically remove an electron from an atom. If it reaches human skin cells, this ability can damage DNA and make the chances of skin cancer higher. UVA and UVB are both ionizing, but UVB is far more so. That exposure data is then sent to an app, where users are asked what skin type they have and, depending on the wearable, if they have skin diseases. Both of these factors change how much sun you can get. People with lupus, an autoimmune disease, for example, are much more sensitive to UV exposure, sometimes breaking out in rashes. L'Or\u00e9al's UV Sense, a battery-free wearable that tracks a user's exposure to UV rays. L'Or\u00e9al But not all of them measure real-time UV exposure. Some, like the UV Patch, L\u2019Oreal\u2019s first iteration of a UV wearable, the Microsoft Band and Band 2, and Sunsprite, spot UV exposure by detecting visible light and then estimating the amount of UV based on that. While this method may give you an estimate of UV exposure, it\u2019s not incredibly effective because it can\u2019t accurately differentiate between UVA and UVB rays, says Jonathan Zippin, an associate professor of dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. That\u2019s incredibly important because these rays have different impacts on the skin. For example, while both contribute to skin cancers, UVA rays are most responsible for aging and wrinkles, while UVB rays are most likely to cause burns, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Zippin is on the medical advisory board for Shade, an inch-and-a-half-long wearable that attaches to users\u2019 clothing, and has stock in the company. The Shade UV monitor came on the market in 2016. Shade founder Emmanuel Dumont says his is the first wearable to measure UV exposure accurately. \u201cTechnology to measure UV exposure has been around for a very long time but what no one has been able to figure out is that they couldn\u2019t measure UV exposure related to human skin,\u201d he says. For example, while UV Sense, which isn\u2019t yet available to consumers, will only be able to measure UVA rays, Shade measures both, and, in calculations to determine how much sun is too much sun, gives more weight to UVB because it is more harmful to skin, Dumont says. It also measures UV light indoors. Shade attaches to a users' clothing and measures both UVA and UVB rays. Then there are stickers and apps. By using UV-sensitive ink, stickers change color when they\u2019re exposed to the sun. This basically only allows you to see when you\u2019re exposed to UV so that you can reapply sunscreen or head indoors. On the other hand, stand-alone apps use more general information, like your location\u2019s UV index and your skin color, to determine whether you\u2019re safe. They don\u2019t detect your personal UV exposure. Do they reduce the rate of skin cancer? There\u2019s virtually no research into how effective these devices are yet. A large reason for that is because experts still haven\u2019t come to a consensus on what a \u201csafe\u201d level of UV exposure is, if there is any at all. Dermatologist Lauren Eckert Ploch cautions against relying on the devices to determine this amount of time. \u201cI do not think that a UV dose sensor is helpful, as even minor doses of UV radiation are harmful to our skin. There's no true \u2018safe\u2019 dose when we're referring to UV radiation.\u201d But John Rogers, a materials scientist at Northwestern University who developed UV Sense, says doctors have established a baseline, contingent on skin color, for the amount of time before a sunburn occurs: About 10 minutes for a person with red hair and fair skin in Brisbane and longer the darker a person\u2019s skin is, says Queensland\u2019s Hacker. Though, Hacker and Rogers say, that burn-free time doesn\u2019t keep a person free from UV damage. The size and placement of the dosimeter on the wearable itself also affects UV detection accuracy. \u201cAll evidence shows us that UV wearables are not always going to be in the right place to detect UV completely accurately,\u201d Hacker says. If you\u2019ve clipped a wearable on the front of your shirt, for example, it might measure the amount of UV rays more accurately if you\u2019re laying down compared to if you\u2019re standing up and wearing a hat. Another factor: the lack of testing on their consistency; does one app give you the same amount of \u201csun-safe time\u201d as another? No one knows yet what the exact amount of UV exposure people can get without the risk of sun damage\u2014not to mention the fact that sun damage is cumulative, and long-term sun exposure also carries a high risk for skin cancer. But we might have a better answer soon. Several clinical trials are currently underway to figure this out. Rogers\u2019 team will launch studies this December with a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the UV Sense on patients who are at risk for melanoma. \u201cWe\u2019ll be tracking UV exposure [both UVA and UVB rays] and understanding what works and what doesn\u2019t,\u201d he says. Based on feedback from the trials, the team could then improve UV Sense for consumers. But the bigger goal, says Rogers, is to see if the device will actually change behavior. Emmanuel Dumont, who invented the Shade sensor while researching wearable UV tech at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute in 2014, hopes his wearable will become the first to not only prove its efficacy in detecting UV but also to reduce skin cancer rates. His team is currently conducting first-of-its-kind clinical trials to see if the technology, when used properly, will reduce the risk of skin cancer. \u201cThese devices have been around for awhile but they\u2019re just gadgets. Our purpose is to prove that our technology has a clinical purpose. The goal is to prove that using our technology reduces the risk of skin cancer.\u201d Shade has already published a paper in which it compared its accuracy to other wearables on the market\u2014and found that it\u2019s the most accurate and most sensitive out there\u2014but its clinical trial will wrap up next February. Hacker and her team began their clinical study in 2015 comparing a wearable called QSun to an app called SunSmart. \u201cWe were curious whether a device can know what that threshold is before you get burned,\u201d she says. But more importantly, her team wanted to know whether a UV wearable would prompt people to change their behavior. The results will be published in the next few weeks, Hacker says. This behavior change is what Ploch sees as the most plausible impact of these devices. \u201cThis has the potential to reduce skin cancer rates long-term as people realize that they need to apply sunscreen or wear sun protective clothing when they otherwise thought they were safe.\u201d Should you buy one? Zippin likens these UV sensors to at-home blood glucose monitors or blood pressure monitors, which can serve as a guide to people who worry about their UV exposure. 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Samsung Samsung rented out an entire basketball arena in Brooklyn to debut its new Galaxy Note 9 smartphone last week. The phone itself is slightly bigger than its predecessor in almost every way, including a 4,000 mAh battery, a 6.4-inch screen that\u2019s 0.1-inches bigger than the Note 8\u2019s, and up to 512GB of internal storage. The integrated S Pen stylus is also more responsive and yellow, now. Oh, and there\u2019s other Samsung stuff In addition to its new flagship phone, Samsung also announced its new Galaxy Watch (about which details are fairly sparse) and a smart speaker called the Galaxy Home, which looks vaguely like a Homepod on stilts with Bixby inside. Intel crammed 32TB of storage onto a ruler-shaped array Intel's 32TB SSD array Salesperson slaps the roof of the storage device. "You can fit 32TB of stuff in this baby." Intel On the topic of big storage, Intel showed off its new 12-inch solid state memory housing that contains 32 TB of storage in a package that\u2019s 95% smaller and ten times more efficient than spinning hard drives when it comes to power consumption. It\u2019s not for average users right now, but we can still dream of slapping that big rectangle full of storage into the bottom of our smartphones like changing the clip on an uzi. Jeopardy is on Hulu now The selection of TV you can\u2019t get via streaming is shrinking. The latest convert is the iconic trivia game show, Jeopardy, which has existed in some form for more than 50 years. You don\u2019t get everything\u2014it will be a rotating collection of 60 episodes\u2014but the inaugural selection includes some landmark shows like the Tournament of Champions. Our suggestion: Watch them now, then invite your friends over, casually suggest you \u201ccheck out\u201d some Jeopardy on Hulu, and then slaughter them by cheating. Fortnite arrived on Android It\u2019s undeniably the most popular video game in the world at the moment, but last week, Fortnite finally arrived on Android. That\u2019s particularly notable because the game\u2019s creator, Epic Games, eschewed the Google Play store, forcing users to download the game directly from its servers and install it outside of Google\u2019s app infrastructure. Epic can save some cash when it doesn\u2019t have to share revenue with Google every time someone buys a skin or dance. Panasonic\u2019s new gadget sucks up stink from your shoes Panasonic shoe de-stinker I will personally buy one of these for my house and my gym. Panasonic Summertime can make your whole house smell like a locker room thanks to sweaty sneakers, but Panasonic claims its new MS-DS100 device (Japan-only for now, sadly) combats isovaleric acid\u2014a main culprit for creating shoe stank\u2014using ionic particles that \u201cdissolve the unpleasant odors.\u201d You can watch the free Roku streaming service on the web If you have a Roku streaming box, you already had access to the company\u2019s ad-supported media streaming service for a while. Now, however, you can stream content like the Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler classic 50 First Dates on a computer, phone or tablet. AI is better at finding Waldo than you A creative agency called Redpepper built an AI-powered robot that solves the puzzles in Where\u2019s Waldo? books. You can build one yourself and use it to shame your children who are definitely way slower at finding that stripe-adorned vagabond. 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Winter and fall are great times for gadget nerds like us. It\u2019s crummy enough outside that we can stay in and play with gadgets guilt-free. It\u2019s also when manufacturers typically make their big announcements. But this week, Samsung showed off a bunch of new stuff, the latest version of Android dropped, and some binge-worthy content made its way to streaming services. Take that, summer sun! Your first step for kicking off the week is to download the latest episode of our podcast. We talk about the state of AR and VR pegged to the recent news about the Magic Leap headset. We also go over some of the new features in Android 9 Pie. Plus, Rob Verger talks to Jen Poyant, one of the cohosts of a great new tech podcast called ZigZag. You can listen on the player above, subscribe via iTunes, follow us on SoundCloud, or add us to your Stitcher. We met the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Drawing squiggles has never been easier. Samsung Samsung rented out an entire basketball arena in Brooklyn to debut its new Galaxy Note 9 smartphone last week. The phone itself is slightly bigger than its predecessor in almost every way, including a 4,000 mAh battery, a 6.4-inch screen that\u2019s 0.1-inches bigger than the Note 8\u2019s, and up to 512GB of internal storage. The integrated S Pen stylus is also more responsive and yellow, now. Oh, and there\u2019s other Samsung stuff In addition to its new flagship phone, Samsung also announced its new Galaxy Watch (about which details are fairly sparse) and a smart speaker called the Galaxy Home, which looks vaguely like a Homepod on stilts with Bixby inside. Intel crammed 32TB of storage onto a ruler-shaped array Intel's 32TB SSD array Salesperson slaps the roof of the storage device. "You can fit 32TB of stuff in this baby." Intel On the topic of big storage, Intel showed off its new 12-inch solid state memory housing that contains 32 TB of storage in a package that\u2019s 95% smaller and ten times more efficient than spinning hard drives when it comes to power consumption. It\u2019s not for average users right now, but we can still dream of slapping that big rectangle full of storage into the bottom of our smartphones like changing the clip on an uzi. Jeopardy is on Hulu now The selection of TV you can\u2019t get via streaming is shrinking. The latest convert is the iconic trivia game show, Jeopardy, which has existed in some form for more than 50 years. You don\u2019t get everything\u2014it will be a rotating collection of 60 episodes\u2014but the inaugural selection includes some landmark shows like the Tournament of Champions. Our suggestion: Watch them now, then invite your friends over, casually suggest you \u201ccheck out\u201d some Jeopardy on Hulu, and then slaughter them by cheating. Fortnite arrived on Android It\u2019s undeniably the most popular video game in the world at the moment, but last week, Fortnite finally arrived on Android. That\u2019s particularly notable because the game\u2019s creator, Epic Games, eschewed the Google Play store, forcing users to download the game directly from its servers and install it outside of Google\u2019s app infrastructure. Epic can save some cash when it doesn\u2019t have to share revenue with Google every time someone buys a skin or dance. Panasonic\u2019s new gadget sucks up stink from your shoes Panasonic shoe de-stinker I will personally buy one of these for my house and my gym. 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