The most accurate thermometer in the known universe looks nothing like a thermometer. It is a copper vessel the size of a large cantaloupe, filled with ultrapure argon gas and studded with microphones ...

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Scientists have performed the most accurate measurement yet of the Boltzmann constant. While the impact of such an achievement is not immediately obvious, the measurement could revolutionize the way ...

A new measurement of a fundamental physical constant marks a turning point in the quest to craft a perfect temperature scale The most accurate thermometer in the known universe sits in a rather ...