https://freerepublic.com/tag/universityofmich/ en-us Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:51:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2341387/posts 9/16/2009 - ARLINGTON, Va. -- Researchers funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) at the University of Michigan invented a new type of magnetron that may be used to defeat enemy electronics. A magnetron is a type of vacuum tube used as the frequency source in microwave ovens, radar systems and other high-power microwave circuits. According to Dr. Ron Gilgenbach, an AFOSR-sponsored researcher at the University of Michigan, a new class of magnetrons was invented that holds the potential for more compact Department of Defense microwave sources with faster start-up, as well as higher peak and average... Air Force Office of Scientific Research https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2341387/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:51:43 GMT