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NOVA: Absolute Zero
published by the Public Broadcasting Service and the WGBH Educational Foundation
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, ultracold atoms, and milestones in cold research.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/
Subjects Levels Resource Types
General Physics
- History
- Properties of Matter
Heat
- Thermal Properties of Matter
= Low Temperatures
- High School
- Informal Education
- Middle School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
- Reference Material
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- Educators
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Restriction: © 2008 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Keywords: absolute hot, absolute zero, low temperature, states of matter, ultracold
Record Creator: Metadata instance created March 28, 2008 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Jun 23, 2011 by Caroline Hall
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when Cataloged:		 February 1, 2008
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(Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2008), WWW Document, (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/).
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NOVA: Absolute Zero (Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2008), <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/>.
APA Format
NOVA: Absolute Zero. (2008, February 1). Retrieved April 18, 2025, from Public Broadcasting Service: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/
Chicago Format
Public Broadcasting Service. NOVA: Absolute Zero. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, February 1, 2008. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/ (accessed 18 April 2025).
MLA Format
NOVA: Absolute Zero. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2008. 1 Feb. 2008. 18 Apr. 2025 <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/>.
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