My wife says that if she uses the microwave 3x in a row then on the third run it takes much longer to heat up the food than it should (all 3 runs are for 1-2 minutes each). I don't know if this is a ...

Magnetron technology, developed over decades, remains a cornerstone in the generation of high-power microwaves for a diverse range of applications. By utilising the interaction of electrons with ...

It may seem like a holdout against the solid-state world, but the vacuum-tube magnetron is still at the heart of every consumer microwave oven and many commercial ones used for cooking or drying.

How does a microwave oven heat without heat? Find out in the latest installment of Appliance Science, which delves into the physics of microwave ovens. Essentially born with a camera in hand, Colin ...