If you can have microwave ovens, why not microwave boilers?
A small British firm plans to try
DECARBONISING AN ECONOMY is a big job. Coal- and gas-fired power plants must be swapped for wind, solar or nuclear ones. Petrol-driven cars must be replaced by electric versions. Less attention is paid to heating. But in cold countries such as Britain, warming houses, offices and the like consumes more fossil fuel than either electricity generation or transport.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “A new use for microwaves”
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