In a delightful book called Garden Facts and Fancies, Alfred C. Hottes, former associate editor of Better Homes and Gardens, notes that “plants stand so patiently in the fields that we are accustomed to think that they are cahn and immovable, whereas there is a feverish activity going on at all times. ”1 I believe that the same can be said of plant-sciences research. As noted in our last plant-...

A 1 ×3 linear antenna array consisting of Quad-Arm Curl with a High impedance surface (QACH) is presented. We believe that it the first phased solution which can provide 360° azimuth coverage. This has been designed to operate at L-band (1.518-1.675 GHz) and generate right-hand circularly polarized radiation primarily target Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite constellation....