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Nanodiamond quantum thermometer measures the temperature of worms – physicsworld.com
New quantum thermometer makes use of nitrogen-vacancy centres to sense fever in tiny C. elegans worms

C. elegans nematode worms via tracking of embedded nanodiamonds. (Courtesy: Masazumi Fujiwara, Osaka City University)” />
Researchers measured the temperature of C. elegans nematode worms via tracking of embedded nanodiamonds. (Courtesy: Masazumi Fujiwara, Osaka City University)
How do you take a worms temperature? With a quantum thermometer of course. This is exactly what researchers have achieved using devices containing nanodiamonds with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centres, the magnetic…
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