A Thermometer Beyond Compare?

Adrian Cho

Science · 2003 · 13 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

METROLOGYAUSTIN, TEXAS-- A person who has one thermometer knows the temperature, physicists sometimes quip, but someone who has two is never sure. That adage may not remain true for long, however, now that researchers have developed a type of electronic thermometer that needs no calibration.