{"id":19711,"date":"2026-07-06T11:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/?post_type=news&#038;p=19711"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:26:38","slug":"exploiting-rf-materials-for-new-antennas-and-metamaterials","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/news\/exploiting-rf-materials-for-new-antennas-and-metamaterials\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploiting RF Materials for New Antennas and Metamaterials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-03.Social.Post.ELEDIA.IEEE.Seminar-WHITTOW.Will-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-03.Social.Post.ELEDIA.IEEE.Seminar-WHITTOW.Will-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-03.Social.Post.ELEDIA.IEEE.Seminar-WHITTOW.Will-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-03.Social.Post.ELEDIA.IEEE.Seminar-WHITTOW.Will-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-03.Social.Post.ELEDIA.IEEE.Seminar-WHITTOW.Will-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eledia.org\/eledia-unitn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-03.Social.Post.ELEDIA.IEEE.Seminar-WHITTOW.Will.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ELEDIA Research Center is pleased to announce the upcoming Seminar by Prof. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/schools\/meme\/staff\/william-whittow\/\" rel=\"noopener\">William WHITTOW<\/a><\/strong> (Loughborough University, UK), titled &#8220;<strong>Exploiting RF Materials for New Antennas and Metamaterials<\/strong>&#8221; that will be held onsite in Room 2R, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Meccanica, Via Mesiano 77, Trento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seminar will explore the groundbreaking degrees of freedom enabled by advanced materials and modern manufacturing techniques in the design of next-generation antennas and metasurfaces. The presentation will specifically focus on how 3D printing and additive manufacturing unlock unprecedented geometric flexibility, alongside the integration of high-performance ceramics and the challenges of accurate dielectric characterization. Additionally, the talk will cover the development of visually unobtrusive metasurfaces using optically transparent conductors. 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