In everyday life, measuring temperature is pretty straightforward. But in the quantum world, which deals with the super small and the ultra-cold, determining how hot or cold something is starts to get ...

Grilling a steak to the perfect medium-rare. Roasting a whole chicken without drying it out. Smoking a brisket low and slow until it’s melt-in-your-mouth tender. Whether you’re a home cook or backyard ...

Temperature is one of the most frequently measured parameters, and with good reason. Temperature serves as an important indicator of the condition of an object in machinery, medical diagnostics, ...

Extech Instruments now offers a comprehensive line of InfraRed Thermometers for instantaneous non-contact temperature readings. Extech’s IR thermometers are available based on temperature range, ...

Flushed skin, a sweaty back and a general feeling of discomfort are all tell-tale signs of an illness. These physical symptoms allude to a raised body temperature, but the only sure way to tell if ...

It seems simple enough to hold a thermometer out in the sun in order to get the temperature “in the sun.” But it is completely wrong. Air isn’t heated up very much by sunlight. The rays pass right ...

A woman has shown how she uses a thermometer to measure her metabolism in a social media video, but a hormonal health expert isn't convinced that her technique is quite as helpful as it may appear.

Physicists have proposed a thermometer based on quantum entanglement that can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space. Physicists from Trinity College Dublin ...