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NIST Sensor Experts Invent Supercool Mini-Thermometer

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have recently invented a miniature thermometer that they believe will have important consequences for future technology applications.

According to a posting to the NIST website, the newly invented superconducting thermometer measures just 2.5 by 1.15 millimeters in size and is capable of measuring temperatures below 1 kelvin (minus 275.15 C or minus 457.87 F), down to 50 millikelvin (mK) and potentially 5mK.

NIST says that the miniature thermometer is smaller, faster, and more convenient than conventional cryogenic thermometers for chip-scale devices. Further, NIST envisions its use in monitoring the temperature of processor chips in superconductor-based quantum computers, which typically function at relatively low temperatures.

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Read the complete text of the posting to the NIST website on the invention of the miniature thermometer.

Read the technical paper prepared by NIST researchers describing the design and operation of their invention.

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