Category: antenna

Rumor suggests Apple’s 5G iPhone could rely on a custom antenna

[ad_1] That’s because, according to the rumor, the thickness-obsessed designers at Apple have a custom antenna — they bought Intel’s tech last year for a reason — that makes the 5G iPhone sleeker than is possible if the company relies on Qualcomm’s. Plus, even though Qualcomm and Apple have squashed their beef over royalties, the […]

MIT’s ‘smart surface’ could improve your WiFi signal tenfold

[ad_1] The array would be relatively inexpensive at just a few cents per antenna, and it would consume little power compared to a conventional system. You wouldn’t need amplifiers or other hardware that typically drains batteries, after all. Tere’s no mention of how soon you could expect RFocus in use. The team would not only […]

NASA is testing Jupiter moon probe’s data-beaming antenna

[ad_1] The Clipper team is assessing its performance in the electromagnetic test facility’s controlled environment, much like how the Mars helicopter team used JPL’s Space Simulator to prove their unmanned flying vehicle works. In particular, they’re making sure it’s highly accurate when it comes to pointing to its targets, since that’s the key to sending […]