Twisting Antenna (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Twisting Antenna

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The antennas consist of liquid metal injected into elastomeric microchannels. The antennas can be deformed (twisted and bent) since the mechanical properties are dictated by the elastomer and not the metal.

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Ju-Hee So, North Carolina State University

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