It's said a picture is worth a thousand words. Jay Sheth's vivid account of the Australian wildfires' path of destruction made the case for rapid detection and response. Sheth described a dense network of reliable, inexpensive and self-powered detectors able to autonomously relay a fire warning in real time across thousands of square miles. His pitch earned first place at the IEEE Microwave Week three-minute thesis competition. Microwave Week celebrates the technical accomplishments of the top three conferences convened under the umbrella of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. The competition helps renew public interest in microwaves as a transformative—and potentially life-saving—technology. Sheth designed the power amplifiers for the ultra-low power transmitters as part of his dissertation research at the Integrated Electromagnetics, Circuits, and Systems lab led by Steven Bowers, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia. Read the full story: https://at.virginia.edu/2QLXRce.