ultracold

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Recent Examples of ultracold There, the trio tinkered with ultracold electronics to show that unruly quantum effects could be made macroscopic and controlled. Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025 The achievement allows particles to be studied in significantly ‘purer’ quantum states without requiring ultracold temperatures. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025 Its infrared sensors, its ultracold location in space, and its sunshield — which blocks the light of the sun, moon and Earth — are uniquely suited to resolve the first galaxies and their stars. Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024 The number of ultracold atoms in the resulting Bose-Einstein condensate was measured and fed back to the player as a score. Ottó Elíasson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for ultracold
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Adjective
  • For the most part, the remainder of the fueling process will involve replenishing and topping off liquid oxygen fuel, but a significant chunk of the work to get more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant into the booster is done.
    Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Fueling switched to a fast fill of the cryogenic liquid hydrogen into the core stage of the SLS having completing the initial slow fill phase used to make sure there are no leaks.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Ethanol, the type of alcohol in spirits, has a much lower freezing point than water, meaning high-proof liquors remain liquid even at subzero temperatures.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • At Aman New York, full-body cryotherapy treatments include a nitrogen-free, full-immersion chamber that delivers subzero temperatures in under four minutes.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Strawberry pots are available in various materials, but the traditional versions are made of clay, which can crack in freezing temperatures.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • These plants are better suited for cooler weather that can occur before Boise experiences its final freezing temperatures of the year.
    McClatchy, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • However, her icy stepmother, Paula (Amy Seimetz), is an adversary rather than a nurturer.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Brooks Range and icy coastline of Prudhoe Bay have functionally isolated the tundra’s plant-fungus partnerships from the rest of Alaska.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Tuesday’s game was moved from the evening to the afternoon in anticipation of cold temperatures.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Chu attributed the slower activity in early 2026 to high interest rates and an unusually cold winter, which kept many prospective buyers away from open houses in January and February.
    Chase Jordan April 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • At the same time, the world is more multi-polar, there are more centers of economic significance.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Two astronauts will aim for the south polar region, the preferred location for Isaacman’s envisioned $20 billion to $30 billion moon base.
    Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Fans of the original 2006 film will know that Streep’s ice-cold magazine boss, Miranda Priestly, is loosely based on Wintour, who was editor-in-chief of American Vogue from 1988 to 2025.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Due to an ice-cold offensive performance in the desert, Texas women's basketball closed out its season Friday night with a loss in the Final Four for the second straight year.
    Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The attraction will continue to have real arctic animals such as walruses and beluga whales on exhibit as part of its exit.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Earth's magnetic field funnels charged particles from the sun towards the poles, making arctic locations like Norway's Andøya Spaceport prime locations for viewing the northern lights.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Ultracold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultracold. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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