• Question: Are you close to reaching absolute zero?

    Asked by anon-242858 to Zahra, Elliott, Áine, Peter on 9 Mar 2020. This question was also asked by anon-242857.
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      Elliott Reedy answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      Sorry I tried to reply to this question in the chat (assuming it was aimed at me?).

      We have equipment that operates as low as 3-4 Kelvin (-270 degrees celsius), so just above absolute zero! This allows us to slow molecules’ movement and vibrations so we can get a better picture of their behavior in our experiments.

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