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| Hottest temperature ever measured is a negative one; Ultracold gas sets record on the kelvin scale | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 20 2013, 05:42 PM (159 Views) | |
| Michelle | Jan 20 2013, 05:42 PM Post #1 |
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Coaxing a gas to a negative temperature on the kelvin scale has produced, paradoxically, the hottest temperature ever measured. The study, published in the Jan. 4 Science, will help physicists learn about quantum phenomena and perhaps even the strange form of energy that dominates the universe. READ MORE... |
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| CJ | Jan 20 2013, 10:52 PM Post #2 |
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A very minor case of serious brain damage
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Wow - before I read that article, I had no idea that "negative temperature" even made sense as a concept... |
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