Rudo,
Answer is YES and YES. I will elaborate, but first I have to say
there is certain amount of guessing involved in deciphering your question.
I do recommend use of a spellchecker in the future, to avoid possible
misunderstanding.
One can not cool chunk of material by putting it into microwave oven
that would conflict with the second law of thermodynamics.
But there is a process called 'laser cooling' which is being used
to cool individual molecules to very low temperatures. I will give
you few link for further reading,but first:
Laser can be considred a 'kind of microwave'. Historically,
masers (kind of microwave lasers) were invented first,
only later people demonstrate lasing at higher frequency
Search Terms:maser laser history
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bllaser.htm
http://www.lasers.org.uk/laser_welding/briefhistory.htm
http://www.eng.iastate.edu/explorer/topics/laser/lsrtypes.htm
Search term: Laser cooling
Here is a simple explanation how cooling
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/bec/lascool1.html
Here, bear in mind that light nad microwaves are both examples of the
electromagnetic waves, and behaves the similar way
If your browser supports java, this applet can show how it works
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/PhysicsInitiative/Physics2000.03.99/bec/lascool4.html
This site has a photo of part of the lab setup
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/PhysicsInitiative/Physics2000.03.99/bec/lascool4.html
It is, so far, used only in a reseacrh labs.
Here is a better photo of such a machine
http://www.yorku.ca/wlaser/projects/projects_BEC.htm
The demonstration of the
"Bose Einstein Condensation" is one of the recent spectacular discoveries
achieved by this technique.
Well - not discovery - but rather an experimental confirmation of
discovery, which Bose (not Boise) made in about 1922.
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy99/phy99x83.htm
More about Bose:
http://www.calcuttaweb.com/people/snbose.shtml
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