Infrared

... states just(~15 days ago) reached the coldest temperature ever recorded... interesting. Edit: Please explain to me how increased amounts of infrared reflecting particles in our atmosphere decreases the temperature in some areas.

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... The correct name for a viper is pit viper. They have heat sensing pits near their nostrils that detect small changes in heat. Often described as infrared sensing device but I don't think that's really accurate. Its called Jacobson's (SP) organ. Snake bites in the USA are rarely fatal. The coral ...

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... chemical energy of some molecule, like ATP ... That lead me to mechanisms that could allow organisms to feed directly with heat (not using thermal infrared): Let say that we have two molecules(A,B) which has larger total energy separated(E1) than when they are bind (E2<E1). Additionally there ...

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... of it in tectonic vibrations and heat around... Feeding with pure heat looks even less probable... But remember that these objects emit thermal infrared - of a few micrometers wavelength. We are thinking to use this energy in practice (like powering MP3 players) in much smaller temperatures: ...

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... I'll post the link to.) mitochondria cannot use normal visible light because it cannot penetrate the skin, however, they are able to utilise infrared rays and use it to generate energy to power the cell because these rays penetrate much deeper into the skin. Though I guess you couldn't really ...

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