If the title of this article made you a little confused, allow me to explain.
In a recently published research in Science Advances, the researchers at Drexel’s College of Engineering have reported a method for spraying invisibly thin antennas, made out of a two-dimensional metallic material called MXene, which have performed as well as the ones used in mobile devices and wireless routers.
This find could prove useful in applying it to collect data in completely new ways.
The MXene titanium carbide is dissolved in water and creates a sort of ink and the conductivity of the material enables it to transmit and direct radio waves even when applied in a very thin coating. The researchers even found that transparent antennas that have a thickness of tens of nanometers are perfectly capable to communicate efficiently.
For a form this thin to be able to preserve transmission quality, well, it’s a big thing because it allows the antennas to be embedded – sprayed on – in literally anything, without adding additional weight or extra circuitry.
The team hopes that the next step in their work will be to develop a way to apply the material to a wider variety of surfaces ranging from glass to skin.
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