The articles in this special section focus on microwaves and microscopy. As the phrase implies, the topic lies at the intersection of two technical disciplines: microwave engineering and measurements on microscopic- length scales. Within the pages of this issue are many compelling images from a wide selection of application areas, including MOS devices, biological cells, acoustic wave devices, and novel materials like graphene. Depending on your professional background, that list of application areas may entice you to dive into this issue. On the other hand, you may feel like this topic lies far from your interest and expertise. If you are in the latter category, we would like to briefly share with you a bit of our personal professional journeys that led us to this unique field of research. Perhaps you will see in our stories a connection between your own interests and microwaves and microscopy.

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微波和显微镜检查[来自客座编辑台]

本节中的文章重点介绍微波和显微技术。就像这句话所暗示的那样，该主题位于两个技术学科的交汇处：微波工程和微观长度尺度的测量。在本期杂志的页面中，有来自许多应用领域的许多引人入胜的图像，包括MOS器件，生物电池，声波器件以及诸如石墨烯的新型材料。根据您的专业背景，该应用领域列表可能会诱使您深入研究此问题。另一方面，您可能会觉得此主题与您的兴趣和专业知识相去甚远。如果您属于后一类，我们将与您简要分享一些个人的专业经历，这些经历使我们进入了这一独特的研究领域。