Stories by Raymond Bowers

The advent of cheap solid-state devices for the generation of microwaves provides a rare opportunity for attempting to predict the impact of a technological development on society

A panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences recommends new Federal mechanisms to consider the broad social consequences of advancing or retarding particular technological developments

A tiny crystal of gallium arsenide can be made to emit microwaves simply by applying a steady voltage across it. This phenomenon, known as the Gunn effect, may revolutionize microwave technology

Gaseous plasmas pervade the universe, but it is not easy to control their properties in the laboratory. The plasmas that exist in solids are friendlier and serve very well to test theoretical predictions