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World's smallest radio fits in the palm of the hand...of an ant
11-01-2007 · EurekAlert!Harnessing the electrical and mechanical properties of the carbon nanotube, a team of researchers has crafted a working radio from a single fiber of that material.Fixed between two electrodes, the vibrating tube successfully performed the four critical roles of a radio -- antenna, tunable filter, amplifier and demodulator -- to tune in a radio signal generated in the room and play it back through an attached speaker.
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