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It was one of Daniel Fahrenheit's most famous inventions. Now, after nearly 300 years as a household fixture, the mercury glass thermometer is bound for the museum. The Canadian government announced ...

BALTIMORE — It was one of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit’s most famous inventions, in 1714. Now, after nearly 300 years on the market, the still-common mercury thermometer appears headed for extinction.

Measuring your body temperature with a glass thermometer is pretty handy, but making the instruments is not easy. A finished mercury-in-glass thermometer requires at least 25 intricate steps including ...

The humble glass microscope slide may be primed for a makeover. A study published online May 2 in the journal Nature Communications describes how an updated version of this centuries-old tool can now ...

Galileo's thermometer is a sealed liquid-filled glass cylinder containing sealed glass floats (in this case, labelled 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 26 degrees C). The ...