Ever have a microwave with buttons that don’t work properly? If you hit the keys at the right angle, maybe the microwave will respond. Or perhaps, no matter how you push them, the microwave stays ...

WTF?! What's the longest you've held onto an aging microwave? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a microwave's buttons were more satisfying to push, but can't find any that don't use ...

Cambridge, UK-based Plextek has designed a series of low loss microwave switches with discrete PIN diodes to replace higher loss, bulkier and significantly more expensive connectorised components.