Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Making tiny antennas for wearable electronics

When it comes to electronics, bigger usually isn't better. This is especially true for a new generation of wearable communication systems that promise to connect people, machines and other objects in a wireless 'internet of things.' To make the devices small and comfortable enough to wear, scientists need to miniaturize their components. Now, researchers have made the tiniest radio-frequency antennas reported yet, with thicknesses of about 1/100 of a human hair.

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