absolute zero
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The James Webb Space Telescope observes in the infrared portion of the spectrum, which requires the mirrors, cameras and other instruments to remain at extremely cold temperatures — not far above absolute zero.
From Washington Post
Buckyball is the popular name given to geodesic shapes formed by carbon atoms when chilled to near absolute zero.
From Seattle Times
In this case, the team of physicists took helium-3 — a helium atom with two protons but only one neutron — and cooled it to within a ten-thousandth of a degree above absolute zero.
From Scientific American
To detect these vibrations, Zurek and Pyle dot the crystal with small patches of tungsten and chill it to temperatures near absolute zero, where tungsten becomes a superconductor that carries electricity without resistance.
From Science Magazine
They chill the atoms or ions to near absolute zero, trapping them in place and slowing them down.
From Seattle Times
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