ultracold
adjective
ul·tra·cold
ˌəl-trə-ˈkōld 
: having a very low temperature : extremely or extraordinarily cold
ultracold liquid nitrogen
ultracold temperatures
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As for the detectors, the injectors, the magnets, the thousands of tonnes of ultracold collider?
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Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
Instead of looking to the sky, researchers are peering into clouds of ultracold atoms created in laboratories here on Earth.
—Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
These ultracold atom clouds are actually closer to being a unitary gas than neutron star matter, so the analogy isn’t perfect.
—Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
Maintaining the propellants at steady, ultracold temperatures inside the depot will be a challenge.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
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Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
Instead of looking to the sky, researchers are peering into clouds of ultracold atoms created in laboratories here on Earth.
—Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
These ultracold atom clouds are actually closer to being a unitary gas than neutron star matter, so the analogy isn’t perfect.
—Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
Maintaining the propellants at steady, ultracold temperatures inside the depot will be a challenge.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
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“Ultracold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultracold. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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