"Researchers at Stanford University and the American University of Beirut (AUB) have developed a portable antenna that could be quickly deployed in disaster-prone areas or used to set up communications in underdeveloped regions. The antenna, described recently in Nature Communications, packs down to a small size and can easily shift between two configurations to communicate either with satellites or devices on the ground without using additional power." https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/01/new-portable-antenna-help-disasters
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@estherschindler oh yeah cool it's a bi-stable deployable quadrifilar helix antenna...wait WHAT that's cool as all get out. Look at this Star Trek thing:
