Mohali’s IISER develops the coldest refrigerator using cryogenic technology, a great leap for Quantum computing
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, have used cryogenic technology to achieve a low temperature of 10 milliKelvin or -272.99 degrees Celsius, slightly toasty than the extremely cold world of space where the temperature is as low as 2 milliKelvin (-273.148 degrees Celsius).
The temperature achieved by the institute is almost 27,000 times lower than that of a home refrigerator and only 0.01 degrees more than the minimum possible temperature that the laws of physics allow. Technically the cryogenic device which is in the spotlight is called a dilution refrigerator. The device showcases a technological advancement for India’s indigenisation.
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