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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: Stanford University - Department of Computer Science - The Nature of Absolute Zero Temperature (PDF). | Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Does the electromagnetic field degenerate at absolute zero? An experimental proposal (PDF). | Oct 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NBC News - What is absolute zero? | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC - Malaria Journal - How absolute is zero? An evaluation of historical and current definitions of malaria elimination. | May 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Tokyo Tech - The Challenge of Discovering Absolute Zero or -273.15 Degrees Celsius. | Apr 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Absolute Zero in Black Holes. | Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Weather and anomalous heat flow occurring near absolute zero. | Sep 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indian Academy of Sciences - Approach To Absolute Zero. | Aug 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Toronto - Department of Physics - Absolute Zero. | May 31, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Is it possible to reach absolute zero? | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford University - Department of Computer Science - The Nature of Absolute Zero Temperature (PDF). | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: West Texas A&M University - Why is the lowest temperature called absolute zero if it's relative to the frame of reference? | Oct 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Absolute Zero is Unattainable. | Jan 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - A temperature below absolute zero. | Sep 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy Education - Absolute zero. | Apr 09, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 18, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 10, 2019 | ||
| Material about zero-point energy and the lowest temperature achieved in experiments added. | Nov 12, 2015 | ||
| Added new Web site: h2g2 - Absolute Zero. | Jan 04, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 28, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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