A new way to measure the temperatures of objects by studying the effect of their black-body radiation on Rydberg atoms has ...

NIST scientists have developed a new method for measuring temperature extremely accurately by using giant “Rydberg” atoms.

Equipment: A Galileo's thermometer (a sealed liquid filled glass cylinder containing sealed glass floats labeled 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 26 degrees C), a 4 liter ...

If you need to measure the temperature of something, chances are good that you could think up half a dozen ways to do it, pretty much all of which would involve some kind of thermometer ...

But I have a secret: I am the queen of tangled probes. No matter how hard I try to be neat and orderly, my probe thermometer’s line always ends up kinked or intertwined with other ones.

Hosting a dinner party can be a juggling act. From prepping dishes, and chatting with your guests to making sure nothing ...

Discover how Rydberg atoms can measure temperature with unmatched precision. Read more on this breakthrough technology.

Love it or hate it, rhododendron is important to many wildlife species and its leaves are truly Mother Nature’s thermometer.