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Apple Could Use Liquidmetal for New iPhone Antenna

Posted August 14, 2010 at 2:22pm by iClarified · 14669 views
Apple could use Liquidmetal for a new iPhone antenna according to the co-inventor of the metal alloy.

Apple recently entered into an agreement with Liquidmetal Technologies for an exclusive license to use its technologies in the consumer electronics field

CultofMac interviewed Dr. Atakan Peker who said Liquidmetal might be a good solution to replace the problematic antenna in the iPhone 4.

“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.”

Notably, Liquidmetal is already used to build the antenna for the Verizon USB727 wireless modem.

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