Researchers found that cold is detected differently in the skin than in internal organs. This split system helps explain why cold air, cold drinks, and cold surfaces create very different sensations.

Place a thermometer inside a glass of water, place the glass on the middle shelf of the refrigerator and let it sit for at ...

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Abstract: Press-pack insulated gate bipolar transistor (PP IGBT) junction temperature online monitoring is of vital importance for the health management of high-voltage power conversion systems. The ...

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Abstract: The demand for accurate temperature sensing in extreme temperatures is increasing. Traditional silicon-based integrated temperature sensors usually cannot survive above 200 °C. Many ...

A fungus that evolved at Chernobyl and is now grown on the ISS, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, slightly reduced radiation levels.

Across industrial systems, vehicles, and even compact electronics, valuable heat often goes unused, but thermoelectric ...

Batteries for cellphones and other small devices deplete quickly outside in the winter, and that's no different for ...

The human eye can only detect wavelengths in the visible light range, but a new imaging system will let us "see" infrared ...

Twisted graphene heterostructures detect temperature with 99% accuracy, reduce thermal image errors by 46%, and execute logic ...