Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoProbably a stupid question, but will we ever have something like a microwave to make things cold? Is there a reason this can't exist?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageProbably a stupid question, but will we ever have something like a microwave to make things cold? Is there a reason this can't exist?lemmy.dbzer0.comMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareScrappy@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoCan I get an ELI5 of this principle? I read the Doppler cooling part but I can’t connect the dots.
minus-squarehstde@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHeat energy is the amount of particle wiggling. With precisely tuned and oriented lasers you can clamp a particle in space, thus prevent it from wiggling. No wiggling -> very cold.
Can I get an ELI5 of this principle? I read the Doppler cooling part but I can’t connect the dots.
Heat energy is the amount of particle wiggling. With precisely tuned and oriented lasers you can clamp a particle in space, thus prevent it from wiggling.
No wiggling -> very cold.