Another advantage of alcohol is that the freezing temperature of mercury is around -38F, so a mercury thermometer is not useful in extremely cold weather.

People of a certain age may remember Merthiolate and Mercurochrome in the household medicine chest. Whenever someone skinned ...

Analog and digital candy thermometers are both important to have on hand, but which is better? Here are the advantages and disadvantages of using each type.

The owner of a New York thermometer factory has been sentenced to three years of probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to hazardous levels of mercury.

Mercury can be found in a variety of non-laboratory items such as fluorescent light bulbs, thermometers, older pressure gauges, plumbing traps, manometers, barometer, thermostats, capacitors, and ...

According to Research by SNS Insider, rising healthcare awareness, technical innovation, and legislative changes toward mercury-free devices are driving the growth of the thermometer market.Austin ...

Mercury is a somewhat different metal in that it is liquid when most other metals are solid. It has a silvery-gray color, and although many thermometers today are digital, mercury is often used in ...

Robert Peyser, 66, of Bellmore on Long Island, and his company, Kessler Thermometer Corp., had earlier pleaded guilty in Suffolk County court to reckless endangerment for exposing employees to ...