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New understanding of electromagnetism could enable 'antennas on a chip'
Phys.org ^ | 4/8/15

Posted on 04/11/2015 10:29:03 AM PDT by LibWhacker

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1 posted on 04/11/2015 10:29:03 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
Antenna bump for later.


2 posted on 04/11/2015 10:34:36 AM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: LibWhacker

Soon our phones will be so small we will need a special device to find them.


3 posted on 04/11/2015 10:35:55 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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Accelerating electrons? Don’t they move at the speed of light? What the heck?!


4 posted on 04/11/2015 10:38:22 AM PDT by Ken522
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My bad - electrons don’t go the speed of light - my mistake, sorry everybody!


5 posted on 04/11/2015 10:40:50 AM PDT by Ken522
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

You will be chipped so your phone can find you.....


6 posted on 04/11/2015 10:44:24 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: LibWhacker

Interesting. Spent my career building antennas and systemes, usually rather large. Hated requirements for small antennas.


7 posted on 04/11/2015 10:52:53 AM PDT by doorgunner69
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Um, your phone will be that chip.


8 posted on 04/11/2015 10:56:00 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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At least part of it anyway...


9 posted on 04/11/2015 11:01:28 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: 9thLife

This is only possible with the sub miniaturization of the main Thelmannn wire circuitry.


10 posted on 04/11/2015 11:08:55 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Ken522

They (electrons) move at a high fraction of the speed of light. But, since they have mass they can never achieve the full speed of light.


11 posted on 04/11/2015 11:12:02 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

https://screen.yahoo.com/jeffreys-1-000000370.html

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12 posted on 04/11/2015 11:13:21 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: LibWhacker

Makers of Chip Antennas will be happy to know this. http://www.vishay.com/chip-antenna/


13 posted on 04/11/2015 11:15:15 AM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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/mark


14 posted on 04/11/2015 11:31:34 AM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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bookmark


15 posted on 04/11/2015 11:34:05 AM PDT by dadfly
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To me, the first sentence does not sound correct...

"What hasn't been known is how the dielectric medium results in emission of electromagnetic waves. This mystery has puzzled scientists and engineers for more than 60 years."

The dielectric medium is considered a passive component and requires energy input to emit electrons.

Otherwise I think I understand the basic concept. I can only imagine its application in transmission of a radio signal. The reception is still going to be limited by the capture area of physical antenna.

16 posted on 04/11/2015 11:35:02 AM PDT by whodathunkit
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That would be cool if they could uncouple the wavelength of the signal from the antenna size I’m excluding 1/8 and 1/4, etc. wavelengths.


17 posted on 04/11/2015 11:41:34 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: whodathunkit
To me, the first sentence does not sound correct...

"What hasn't been known is how the dielectric medium results in emission of electromagnetic waves. This mystery has puzzled scientists and engineers for more than 60 years."

You're right, it doesn't make sense as written. A noun (dielectric "medium" in this case) does not "result in the emission" of anything. That would require a causal verb of some sort, which is missing from this sentence.

18 posted on 04/11/2015 12:44:50 PM PDT by MCH
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mark


19 posted on 04/11/2015 12:50:31 PM PDT by tired&retired
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To: LibWhacker

I just wish some genius could make a Garage Door Opener antenna that actually worked so I don’t have to pull the nose of my car right up next to the door.


20 posted on 04/11/2015 3:00:59 PM PDT by SolidRedState (I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
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