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Factory Owners Are Reluctant to Embrace Wireless
Factory Owners Are Reluctant to Embrace Wireless

To make it easier for factories to integrate new wireless technologies, U.S. federal government employees took it upon themselves to measure the performance of radiofrequency signals in three factory settings: an auto transmission assembly facility, a steam generation plant, and a small machine shop. They recently published their results as part of an ongoing $5.75 […]

Controversial Satellite-Messaging Startup Higher Ground Cleared for Takeoff
Controversial Satellite-Messaging Startup Higher Ground...

In the face of concerted industry opposition, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given the go-ahead for a controversial smartphone accessory that uses microwaves to send text messages and email via geostationary satellites. Startup Higher Ground now has permission to deploy up to 50,000 SatPaq devices across the United States, promising isolated communities, hikers, and […]

Shaping the Career for Next Generation RF Technologies
Shaping the Career for Next Generation RF Technologies

The IEEE and MTT-S Young Professionals event at the 11th IEEE Radio and Wireless Week (RWW 2017), which concluded on 16th January 2017, was a great success. The workshop was an excellent platform for sharing knowledge among the wireless community. Young professionals from all over the Phoenix area took part in this workshop, giving them […]

Tiny Terahertz Modulator Packs a Big Data Punch
Tiny Terahertz Modulator Packs a Big Data Punch

Researchers covet terahertz waves for their ability to deliver data wirelessly at rates as high as 100 gigabits per second. That’s an unbelievably fast rate to achieve over the air, especially when you consider that: a) the average U.S. broadband speed is 55 megabits per second; and b) broadband service is piped into homes on […]

January 2017 News for the Microwave and Wireless Engineer
January 2017 News for the Microwave and Wireless Engineer

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DYLAN WILLIAMS A Future of Inclusion and Engagement Out-going President Ke Wu and I share similar visions for the Society. This common ground has led to a close relationship in which I often found myself working to support Ke’s goals, something that I found extremely rewarding: a commitment to inclusiveness, a policy […]

SIRF 2017 Phoenix, AZ
SIRF 2017 Phoenix, AZ

The 17th IEEE Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF) takes place 16 – 18 January 2017 in Phoenix, AZ.SiRF meetings have been at the forefront of moving Silicon technologies into microwave and millimeter-wave applications. SiRF2017 will continue this trend, with a renewed emphasis on promoting a dialogue between ICdesigners and […]

Why Get Bored? Let's Make Something!
Why Get Bored? Let's Make Something!

IEEE’s core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. Often during presentations and talks all across IEEE events, we hear the famous tagline “Advancing Technology for Humanity”. This was indeed the force behind my volunteering and involvement with IEEE over past 8 years. As a graduate student, we intend […]

3MT is here at IMS2017!
3MT is here at IMS2017!

Are you succinct, clear and the one having a great idea? Then the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition ought to grab your attention. The Three Minute Thesis 3MT® competition, which started out in an academic context at The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, in 2008 has garnered attention from the international community for its unique […]

Hola From Microwaves to Tequila Shots
Hola From Microwaves to Tequila Shots

When it feels like the world is on your shoulders And all of the madness has got you goin’ crazy It’s time to get out, step out into the street Where all of the action is right there at your feet. The 1st IEEE Latin America Microwave Conference (LAMC) took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, […]

Join Hands: For both Cause and Applause!!
Join Hands: For both Cause and Applause!!

On Friday, October 9, 2015, and Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the Library of Oradea University held an event organized by the School of Engineering Sciences doctoralǎ. World-renowned specialists like Mr. Prof.univ.Dr.ing.habil.Dr.h.c.mult. Ulrich L. Rohde, the professor at the University of Oradea, the Universiăţii Technical Cottbus, Germany, the University of Florida and chairman of the […]

Young Professionals' Career Workshop at Radio & Wireless Week, 16 January
Young Professionals' Career Workshop at Radio &...

IEEE MTT-S Young Professionals in Microwaves have organized a workshop on “Shaping the Career for the Next Generation Wireless Technologies” during January’s 11th IEEE Radio & Wireless Week (RWW2017) in Phoenix, Ariz. The session will run on 16 January 2017 from 4:40 pm to 6:30 pm MST. It will provide attendees with a platform to […]

In Memoriam: Alvin
In Memoriam: Alvin "Al" Clavin (1924–2016)

Alvin “Al” Clavin (born 17 June 1924), Past President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society and a Life Fellow of the IEEE, died 17 November 2016, two days after emergency surgery. He was employed by the Hughes Aircraft Company from 1948 to 1983, except for an eight year period when in 1956 he […]

President's Message: Renew Your Membership Now
President's Message: Renew Your Membership Now

Dear Colleagues, Have you renewed your IEEE/MTT-S membership? If you have, I thank you for your loyalty to MTT-S. If not, you can easily renew through the on-line process at http://www.ieee.org/renew. You can also help MTT-S by recruiting your friends and colleagues as new members of our Society. We have been working very hard in […]

December 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter
December 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter

Message from President Ke Wu Time to Renew, Time to Expand Have you renewed your IEEE/MTT-S membership? If you have, I thank you for your loyalty to MTT-S. If not, you can easily renew on-line. You can also help MTT-S by recruiting friends and colleagues as new members of our Society. We have been working […]

IEEE Multi-Generation Collaboration
IEEE Multi-Generation Collaboration

The IEEE Young Professionals Montreal section and IEEE Montreal Industry Relations co-organized an IEEE Multi-Generation Collaboration on Thursday, November 24th, 2016 at the McConnell engineering building at McGill University. Over 60 participants, coming from different disciplines and age groups, took part in the event of three sessions with frequent networking breaks and refreshments. Keynote Speakers […]

Ana Belen, Winner of Young Engineer Prize, EuMIC 2016
Ana Belen, Winner of Young Engineer Prize, EuMIC 2016

Ana Belén Amado Rey began to do her PhD at Fraunhofer IAF in February 2014, a research institute in Freiburg, Germany. Her research focused on the design of sub-millimeter wave integrated power amplifiers (at frequencies between 200 GHz and 300 GHz) for high resolution imaging and communication (radars) applications. “At the beginning, it was not […]