The antenna, created by a team from the University of Morelos, weighs 12g, increasing to 80g when coated.
The device can be used both outdoors and indoors and is designed to be placed in a fixed spot in the ceiling.
Its compact, rectangular shape has proved strong and resistant, it does not require any attachment when used indoors, and by using a signal splitter it can be connected to different TVs.
The antenna does not require electricity and it has been tested by one of the largest television companies in Mexico, with promising results.
It has already been subjected to very low temperatures and other harsh environmental conditions as part of the testing process.
"In the California area it could pick up the signal of about 70 local channels, and after the analogue switch-off in Mexico City, recorded 28 channels, 23 of them without repetition," said Dr. Margarita Tecpoyotl Torres, who leads the project.
“The idea came from applying new materials...