This content was paid for by an advertiser and created by Crain's Custom Content. When walking into any plastics processing plant, you’ll see a device called a temperature control unit, or TCU. A TCU ...

Drebbel applied this principle more practically to a self-regulating oven where the expansion and contraction of an alcohol and mercury piston moved a baffle that checked the air entering the furnace.

As health systems begin to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, much attention has been paid to the "cold chain," the organizations and equipment that enable their necessary sub-zero storage and transport.

In chemistry, solvents (generally in liquid form) are used to dissolve, suspend or extract other materials, typically without chemically altering either the solvent or the other materials. Solvents ...

There’s good reason that the image of a caveman learning to control fire is such an iconic and abiding cultural touchstone—being able to control the temperature of our surroundings represents our ...

As medical diagnostics labs accelerate automation to increase workflow, systems are becoming more complex as they continue shrink in size, perform multiple tasks, and comprise evermore ...

Why controlled, close-to-skin heating matters—and how thoughtful temperature design shapes real-world comfort in heated ...