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Stretchable antenna for wearable health monitoring
NSF-funded researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a stretchable antenna
for wearable technologies, such as health monitoring devices.
The resilient antenna is made of an elastic composite material composed of nanowires that
can be stretched, rolled, or twisted and always return to their original state. The team discovered
the antenna, while stretched, will continue to communicate effectively with remote equipment.
Researchers feel this relatively simple technique can be integrated directly into sensors themselves
and easy to scale up.