By David Shaw, 23 June 2021
Make a curious device that doesn’t like being put near a candle flame. When it gets hot, it curls away!
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By David Shaw, 31 January 2018
What’s the coldest thing in the universe? You may have heard of absolute zero, the coldest temperature possible. But a clever bit of mathematics has shown it might not be possible after all!
By Jasmine Fellows, 1 April 2014
Written by Matthew Dunn Illustrated by Alex Hallatt From absolute zero to the surface of the Sun, there’s a whole range of temperatures in our Universe. Let’s learn more!
By Mike, 29 August 2013
Welcome to Double Helix magazine’s Q&A section – Microscope. We take a close look at small questions full of big ideas. Q: I want to know which is hotter, fire or lava? Or are they both the same?