Inventor says Liquidmetal may be used for new iPhone antenna

Invisible Shield for Apple iPhone 4!“Apple may be planning to use Liquidmetal for a new iPhone antenna, says the co-inventor of the sci-fi metal alloy,” Leander Kahney reports for Cult of Mac.

“Interviewed exclusively by CultofMac.com, Dr. Atakan Peker says Liquidmetal might be a good material for building a next-generation antenna,” Kahney reports. “‘Let me state that this is very exciting for me,’ he said. ‘I made the first and original alloy formulations… I am a big Mac fan and admire greatly Apple as a company. I have been using Mac exclusively my whole life, both at work and home. It is a pleasant surprise for me to see both get together.'”

Kahney reports, “Last week, Apple signed an exclusive agreement to license Liquidmetal Technologies‘ IP for consumer electronic products… Apple’s plans for Liquidmetal is unknown. Surprisingly, the company is very secretive about it. Apple didn’t respond to a request for comment, and neither did Liquidmetal.”

Full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Arline M.” for the heads up.]

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