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Officials say the same core technology could eventually support space launch systems and vacuum tube transport concepts.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
The transistors were smaller, used less power and generated less heat than previous vacuum tubes.
—Christopher Howley, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The intent of their research effort was to develop a technology to replace vacuum tubes that powered communications networks.
—Scott D. Anthony, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
The idea isn't new, but Epirus has improved on previous iterations by using Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors to generate microwaves instead of fragile, power-hungry magnetron vacuum tubes.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
The transistors were smaller, used less power and generated less heat than previous vacuum tubes.
—Christopher Howley, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The intent of their research effort was to develop a technology to replace vacuum tubes that powered communications networks.
—Scott D. Anthony, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
The idea isn't new, but Epirus has improved on previous iterations by using Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors to generate microwaves instead of fragile, power-hungry magnetron vacuum tubes.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Vacuum tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20tube. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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