By monitoring how these giant "Rydberg" atoms interact with heat in their environment, researchers can measure temperature with remarkable accuracy. The thermometer's sensitivity could improve ...

A new way to measure the temperatures of objects by studying the effect of their black-body radiation on Rydberg atoms has ...

Two classes of instruments are employed for the measurement of heat, namely, thermometers and pyrometers. Thermometers are only employed to measure comparatively low temperatures, and we shall ...

Discover how Rydberg atoms can measure temperature with unmatched precision. Read more on this breakthrough technology.

NIST's breakthrough Rydberg thermometer achieves remarkable temperature measurement accuracy, leveraging quantum mechanics for diverse scientific applications.