Absolute zero is often thought to be the coldest temperature possible. But now researchers show they can achieve even lower temperatures for a strange realm of "negative temperatures." Oddly, another ...

He quickly realized, however, that temperature was a kind of universal predictor and could guide the development of a new model. He started with a theory in chemistry that describes the kinetics of ...

The past 25 years have seen tremendous progress in thermometry across the moderate temperature range of 1 K to 1,235 K. Various primary thermometers, based on a wide range of different physics, have ...

This press release is available in German. What is normal to most people in winter has so far been impossible in physics: a minus temperature. On the Celsius scale minus temperatures are only ...

According to the third law of thermodynamics, the entropy of a perfect crystal is zero when the temperature of the crystal is equal to absolute zero (0 kelvin). When you purchase through links on our ...

How cold is space, does it ever drop to absolute zero and what happens if you fall into it without a spacesuit? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Students often struggle with temperature conversions in science courses due to time constraints. A simplified approximation method offers a solution by using basic arithmetic: double Celsius and add ...

Inside the experimental instrument: A silica nanoparticle levitated in a vacuum is illuminated by a green laser beam. Courtesy: Y Zheng Physicists in China have developed a technique for ...

Textbook case: A standard, low-temperature superconducting material levitates above a magnet. (Courtesy: iStock/ktsimage) Room-temperature superconductivity has long been the holiest of holy grails in ...

Temperature conversion represents one of the most frequently encountered mathematical operations in academic science, yet traditional methods often prove cumbersome during time-pressured examinations.