Forget standing over a hot grill in 90-degree heat and don't even think about turning on the oven. I crunched the numbers and ...

Some hot days feel even worse thanks to high humidity, trapped heat and dew points. Cities are especially vulnerable.

A thin linear array of silicon diodes has been developed to measure one-dimensional temperature profiles in tissue during treatment of cancer by localized hyperthermia. The array is composed of six ...

Here are some of the key warning signs to watch for when temperatures rise – and ways to keep cool when the heat and humidity ...

Radiation thermometry refers to the techniques and devices used to estimate the temperature of an object by measuring the radiative flux leaving the object. When properly implemented, radiation ...

An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. A line drawing of the Internet ... A history of the thermometer and its use in meteorology by Middleton, W. E.

I get asked this question: "Why don't you use relative humidity? I don't care about the dew point." The thing is - you should ...

Gone are the thermometers, the bubblers and the manometers that invariably spill on our benches and floors. And now the light bulbs are gone too – our ubiquitous mercury fluorescents have given way to ...

Beyond its mechanics, its mystique lies in its ceremonial use and exclusivity — these clocks were rarely gifted or traded beyond the Forbidden City. The Cartier “Flamingo and Lotus Automaton Clock”.