That's when he convinced the inventor to swap the patent rights on the aqua-bumper for a 30% stake in a newly formed company, Energy Absorption Systems.

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The Federal Communications Commission limits cell phone radio frequency energy emissions, called the specific absorption rate (SAR), at 1.6 watts per kilogram, as measured over one gram of tissue.

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The rate at which energy is absorbed by the body when exposed to RF is referred to as the specific absorption rate, or SAR.

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