The May issue of the IEEE Microwave Magazine is out! This month we celebrate our IMS2026 in Boston this June. I hope you can join us! It will be a great time of learning, networking, sharing and good food. This issue has six features, ten columns and a complete tour of our coming IMS in thirty, countem’, thirty columns. First check out the Editor’s Desk column for a proper overview of this issue and then dive into the features, the IMS tour, or the regular columns – whatever you like.

Let’s begin with the features. We even discuss Schroedinger’s cat so clearly there is something for everyone. We examine the small things like qubits in features that cover qubit noise and digital-to-physical synthesis with qubit control. Both you and Schroedinger’s cat can learn something about noise. And you can learn all about different digital-to-physical modulation techniques. We also cover metasurfaces and circuit loaded metadevices. And at the system level we have features on spectral interference mitigation and what has happened in 45 years at the Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory. Spectral interference mitigation is not just about more filtering these days.

Once upon a time the IMS was just the RFIC symposium, the IMS symposium , the banquet, and the ARFTG (Automated RF Techniques Group) symposium. Then came workshops, panels, evening sessions, boot camps and many competitions. Check out the General Co-Chairs’ Welcome and enjoy the overview of all the things happening at the Boston IMS.

But maybe before you take the extensive tour of all things IMS2026 take a quick tour of our regular columns. Our Guest Editor’s Desk tells us about how we are united in science. The President’s Column reinforces our worldwide meeting this June in Boston. We enjoy keeping up with what our technical societies are doing. Our TC-14 keeps track of microwave and millimeter wave ICs and our MTT-S Society News not only tells us about their activities and awards but about our inter-society panels and how we might build a sustainable future with technology. Are you a Young Professional? Check out the fun that was had at the French Ham Radio symposium this past January as described in our Young Professionals column. And our ombuds officer is always on the job. This month’s MTT-S Ombuds Officer column solves a number of problems for members so check it out.

We are not done as we still have a few columns that make us think to review. The MicroBusiness column always gives the little gray cells a tickle. This month we look at how industry and academia bring necessary parts to the MTT-S and how the industry connection has weakened. Our Microwave Surfing column mentions slide rules (an archaic computing device used before we had hand calculators) and the scale of nature. We also used to use our brains to solve math problems just like Rocky in Project Hail Mary. And our Enigmas, etc. column always encourages us to use our brains and this month asks the question of what is the kQ for a symmetric resistive attenuator.

As always, check out the Conference Calendar. We are social beings and meeting in person is good for us and our careers.

Summary by
Alfred Riddle, Ph.D.
Quanergy Solutions