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Old Geek Invents New Stick

Posted by michael on from the can-you-hear-me-now? dept.

the morgawr writes "According to the EE Times and Science Blog, a scientist at University of Rhode Island has developed a new type of antenna design that, by increasing the efficiency, performs as well as the convential quarter-wave design but is only 1/3 as large."

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  1. WHOO HOOO by katpurz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Big antenii!

  2. HAHWHAHWHAHHW PENIS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    [penis length joke goes here]

  3. The downside.. by puntloos · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It weighs 500pounds and smelled of elderberries?

  4. Snappy title by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Congratulations on the Register style title. Amusing.

  5. Re:Fractal antennas by Dr.+Smeegee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Would that there were a "Send to Pun Purgatory" moderator choice.

    Shame on you.

  6. Re:Genetic Algorithm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    When someone tells you that you are comparing apples and oranges they only mean it's pointless. I think your website confirms that.

  7. Re:Picture anyone? by GooberToo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Informative???

    Come on mods...this is supposed to be funny. It's the friggen Eiffel tower! Come on! Laugh already.

  8. Re:let's ask the ladies out there by ColdWetDog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What ladies? Where? This is slashdot. You must be new here.

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  9. Re:You don't need any stinking degree... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod this AC up!

  10. Re:Very promising! by chez69 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Short Circuit: can you hear me now?
    Verizon techs: WE GET SIGNAL
    Short Circuit: HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN!!!

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