Shape-changing liquid metal antenna could lead to responsive electronic devices
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 07:31
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have fabricated a fluidic antenna that can change its shape, and therefore the frequency at which it resonates, in response to pressure in a controlled and predictable manner. Shape-changing antennas like this one could be used as sensors, as well as offer new routes of fabricating stimuli-responsive electronics that change their function on demand.