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Scientists have created the coldest conditions ever recorded, reaching just 38 trillionth of a degree warmer than absolute zero.
While researching the wave properties of atoms, experts from the University of Bremen produced one of the 'coldest places in the universe' for a few seconds in the lab.
Absolute zero - zero Kelvin, or -459.67°F - is the point at which atoms have no energy and don't move, and is the coldest temperature it is theoretically possible to reach.
To get as close to this point as possible, the team manipulated a cloud of atoms to a point where it was at a 'virtual standstill'.
For a few seconds these particles were so still the temperature lowered to 38 picokelvins (pK), which is 38 trillionth of a degree above absolute zero.
The team says this could have significant ramifications for our understanding of quantum mechanics, as the colder the temperature, the more peculiar matter acts.
Absolute zero is the coldest temperature it is theoretically possible to reach, based on the laws of thermodynamics. It is zero Kelvin, or -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit
To achieve the remarkably low
