Teaser Tech

These new superthin antennas are made from metallic nanomaterials

The devices could help bring flexible, lightweight wearable tech online

polyester sheet with tiny antenna

ANTENNAS EVERYWHERE  2-D flakes of metallic material (sprayed onto polyester sheet above) could be painted onto household appliances or printed onto clothing-embedded electronics to create radio antennas that bring these devices online.

Kanit Hantanasirisakul/Drexel Univ.

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

A new design for lightweight, flexible antennas, made from metallic 2-D materials, could one day be used connect household appliances and wearable devices to the internet (SN: 6/9/18, p.