[Curious Droid] is back with a history lesson on one of the most important inventions of the 20th century: The cavity magnetron. Forged in the fighting of World War II, the cavity magnetron was the ...

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - A pocket-size gizmo that puts the “pop” in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future. The small but mighty device is a magnetron – a mashup of the words ...

In 1940, England was in a dangerous predicament. The Nazi war machine had been sweeping across Europe for almost two years, claiming countries in a crescent from Norway to France and cutting off the ...

In the somber wake of recent attacks in Paris, three World War II allies honored decades of defense-critical scientific collaboration-and re-affirmed their partnership for years to come. On Nov. 17, ...

There’s no denying that Russia has become one of the Internet’s primary sources of thrilling content; daredevilry, car crashes, funny circumstances, and of course, DIY electronics. The video below is ...

Mention vacuum tubes in consumer products and it sounds like a time-machine statement; didn’t they go out with disco and bell-bottom pants? Hard to believe but true: you most likely do have a vacuum ...

The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the home microwave oven. The ovens were first sold for home use by Amana Corporation in 1967, but they had actually been used for commercial food ...

The Adventurer is a portable battery-powered microwave the size of a Thermos. Campers, hikers, and anyone else away from the grid can make a hot meal in minutes without a fire. Camp cooking could get ...