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This NOVA website contains information about the scientific quest to utilize cold and to achieve the lowest temperature possible. Several interactive simulations present topics such as the states of matter, the anatomy of a refrigerator, and a virtual lab to achieve low temperatures. The site also includes articles on absolute hot, ultra-cold atoms, and milestones in cold research.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
General Physics - History - Properties of Matter Thermo & Stat Mech - Thermal Properties of Matter = Low Temperatures	- Informal Education - High School - Middle School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Interactive Simulation - Reference Material

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Access Rights:: Free access and
Available for purchase; Web site and online viewing available free of charge. Video available for purchase.
Restriction:: © 2008 WGBH Educational Foundation
Keywords:: absolute hot, absolute zero, low temperature, states of matter, ultracold
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created March 28, 2008 by Ann Deml
Record Updated:: June 23, 2011 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 1, 2008
Other Collections:: The Physics To Go

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