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Hottest temperature ever measured is a negative one; Ultracold gas sets record on the kelvin scale
Topic Started: Jan 20 2013, 05:42 PM (159 Views)
Michelle
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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.

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CJ
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A very minor case of serious brain damage

Wow - before I read that article, I had no idea that "negative temperature" even made sense as a concept...
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