March 2011 issue of Scientific American features article by Mark Raizen

By Mark Raizen (raizen@physics.utexas.edu)

The March 2011 issue of Scientific American features an article by Mark Raizen titled “Demons, Entropy, and the Quest for Absolute Zero” about how a 19th-century thought experiment has turned into a real technique for reaching ultralow temperatures, paving the way to new scientific discoveries as well as to useful applications.

There’s also an interactive single-photon cooling animation linked to the article on the Scientific American web site.

For additional information, visit: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=demons-entropy-and-the-quest

Originally published Monday, February 28, 2011