Exotic Ceramic Could Halve Microwave Cooking Bills

Baking dishes made from an exotic ceramic material could speed up the rate at which microwave ovens cook food, reducing the energy needed for cooking. Microwave ovens use a neat trick to rapidly heat food. Microwaves have an alternating electric component that causes any molecules with a positive charge at one end and a negative charge at the other, such as water, to rotate and align themselves with the field. The rotating water molecules jostle other nearby molecules, which also begin to...Full Story