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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultracold
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Then came an internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, just outside of Washington, where Person worked in the cryogenic branch to design and test a cryogenic heat pipe system for spacecraft applications as a way to efficiently transfer heat at extremely low temperatures.—
Theresa Bourke,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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Now, a new NASA satellite will test a key technology for storing and transferring cryogenic fuels in space.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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Drawing on his time doing drag in Toronto, Shatford paid homage to the dedication needed to dress up in subzero temperatures.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
5 June 2026
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As the episode makes clear, fishing this far north comes with brutal conditions, including shallow waters, towering waves and subzero temperatures.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026
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For millennia, glacial ice and freezing temperatures protected Ötzi’s body — and microbes — from degradation and decay.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Scientists found that some yeast species capable of breaking down phenol, a chemical used to disinfect the mummy after its discovery, have increased over time despite the freezing temperatures.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The team boarded the bus in Cleveland after a 117-95 blowout by the Cavaliers in dead silence, an icy pall setting in among teammates desperate not to let losing become comfortable.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Clutching a mysterious tool the shape of a mouse coffin, Firth’s villain tracks Daniel’s location by mentally transplanting himself into another person’s body, changing the color of their pupils to his own icy blue.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold cases and breaking news for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Fleur and Caroline put innumerable noses out of joint on their paths to creative and intellectual fulfillment; lovers become dejected, friendships are left to go cold, and each woman’s devotion to her work is viewed with resentment and suspicion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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These risks make collecting data from polar regions slow, expensive, and often dangerous.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Viewers would see the new Tory top dog as a successor to the heroic age of plucky British polar exploration.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 June 2026
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What could be more Florida-like than enjoying an ice-cold new beer while talking about hurricanes and thunderstorms?—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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The fact Carolina’s power play had been ice-cold in these playoffs, sitting at just 7-for-60 when Tortorella was weighing his decision, may have factored into his choice to ultimately challenge the call.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Snow was falling in Central Florida after a strong arctic front socked the region with three days of bitter cold, along with nearly an inch of snow.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Seven forms of hyaluronic acid drench skin with hydration to offset the dryness mineral SPFs can sometimes leave behind, while echinacea and arctic root extracts keep excess sebum in check.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 May 2026
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“Ultracold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultracold. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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