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.

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

FARGO — The principal of a liquid-in-glass thermometer is that the liquid inside a very narrow tube will contract and expand with temperature variation. The top of the liquid represents the ...

FARGO — The principal of a liquid-in-glass thermometer is that the liquid inside a very narrow tube will contract and expand with temperature variation. The top of the liquid represents the ...

An accurate and safe alternative to traditional, industrial mercury-in-glass thermometers has been announced. The new Digi-Tel electronic thermometer series is available from Tel-Tru Manufacturing ...

EAGLE COUNTY – Mercury is dangerous stuff if allowed to roam free. This month in Eagle County is dedicated to rounding up as much of the stuff as possible before it does any damage.Local fire stations ...

Temperatures taken from mercury thermometers by the U.S. Weather Bureau in the late 1800s were actually more accurate than the readings from today’s electronic thermometers. Once calibrated, a mercury ...

ABU DHABI — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for mercury thermometers and blood pressure devices to be phased out due to health concerns, with doctors here applauding the move. The WHO ...

The venerable Mercury thermometer has been on its way out for a number of years and the National Institute of Standards and Technology next month may give it a final push. On March 1, NIST said it ...

No element gets people telling crazy stories like mercury does. People have told me tales about pharmacists waxing floors with mercury, mothers rubbing it into babies’ skin to kill germs, and ...

The glass thermometer that we have been putting in our mouths for so many years contains the most lethal of ingredients that can pose serious health problems if accidentally spilt. HT Image Mercury ...