The AMPERE Newsletter appears quarterly and covers short topical articles written by experts in the field. Typically it also includes a profile, conference reports, advertisements, a calendar of events and news items on various aspects of radio frequency and microwave energy usage in the ISM frequency band, covering topics broadly from 1 MHz to 30 GHz, although higher frequencies have also been covered. It also highlights on promising new research developments to emanate from academe and industry.

Issue 71, published in November 2011.   Editorial. Next generation medical microwave generators- a step forward for patient safety. High power microwave research activities in Australia. Worldwide news. Book. 2nd Edition Book. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering. Events. Ampere Disclaimer.

Editorial

This issue welcomes Eamon McErleanm Chief Technology Officer at Emblation Ltd, in Scotland, who outlines some innovative ideas for the use of microwave energy in ISM(Industrial, Scientific and Medical) sectors.
Specifically he highlights a 100 W solid state generator operating at 2.45 GHz that can be used for low power applications in the fields of thermal ablation, communication, chemistry, plasma as well as material heating and curing.
Also in this issue Professor Nguyen Tran presents a brief outline of high power microwave research activity in Australia.
I would like to extend my best wishes to all AMPERE members for the coming festive season.

AC Metaxas
EUG St John’s College
Cambridge UK.