Tue, 21-Oct-2025

A new thermometer who can measures temperature with sound

University of Pittsburgh

A new device eavesdrops on objects to take their temperatures. Hot objects not only glow, but also softly hum. The hum is generated by the rapid jitters of particles that make up the hot object. If human ears were keen enough to hear this noise, “it would sound like radio static,” says Tom Purdy of … Read more