Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a minuscule probe that can take the temperature of a cell’s interior. They used it to learn more about how heat is involved in metabolism. The power ...

A new ability to measure how a minuscule amount of heat moves through a single molecule could help researchers design better materials for ultrasmall computer circuits or nanoscale thermoelectric ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the late 1970s, a physicist and textiles engineer in Texas named Robert Steadman ...

Devices used to measure the wet-bulb temperature include a dry-bulb thermometer, wet-bulb thermometer and globe thermometer. The National Weather Service recommends the wet-bulb temperature for anyone ...

Experts at a Society of Environmental Journalists conference discussed the complexities of reporting on extreme heat. A major challenge is the lack of standardized methods for measuring heat and ...

Liquid water is a very good heat storage medium -- anyone with a Thermos bottle knows that. However, as soon as water boils or freezes, its storage capacity drops precipitously. Physicists have now ...

Physicists have built a quantum scale heat pump made from particles of light. This device brings scientists closer to the quantum limit of measuring radio frequency signals, useful in for example the ...

How can we tell if a fire, once started, will develop and spread? The most important parameter to consider is the rate of heat release. This provides an indication of the likely size of the fire, the ...

Austin temperatures on Thursday are expected to hit 101 degrees, while the muggy air will make it feel more like 104. We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” to describe ...