These new superthin antennas are made from metallic nanomaterials
The devices could help bring flexible, lightweight wearable tech online
![polyester sheet with tiny antenna](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/092018_MT_superthin_feat_REV.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
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.