IEEE Spectrum (Oct. 27) -- A new antenna design has proven its ability to withstand the bending and stretching that garments endure, while steadily communicating via Wi-Fi. Developed by Muhammad Mustafa Hussain at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, is the first antenna capable of maintaining a steady communication frequency despite being twisted and stretched .Hussain’s lab tested the antenna on a piece of stretchable fabric worn on a person’s forearm and biceps with the help of John Rogers, a materials science professor at Illinois who has done much pioneering work in flexible electronics. Also: Nature Middle East (Oct. 15), Nanowerk (Oct. 9).
Flexible antenna
10/27/2015