The sensor constantly adjusts the power level and cooking time until the food is completely heated. The microwave does the monitoring, so you can set it, forget it, and focus on other cooking tasks.

The Cmicro system works by putting the sensor on the desired cover — there’s a dome to put over plates, another for cups, and a Cmicro baby bottle with a lid — placing the covered food in ...

If so desired, you can source yourself a microwave-based presence sensor instead. Indeed, like [N-08 Labs], you might like to whip one up into a basic intrusion detection system.

Senior Research Associate Vladislav Gerginov, PhD, from the Department of Physics PREP program who works with mechanical engineering Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe, recently published a ...