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Bluefors Delivers 18 Cryogenic Systems to Japan’s New G-QuAT Quantum Center

Bluefors has announced the successful delivery and installation of 18 cryogenic systems for the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT) at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). The opening of the G-QuAT center in Tsukuba, Japan, on May 18, 2025, marked...

Motor Protein Dynamics Guide Brain Disease Drug Targeting; Cryo-EM Technology at Work

The cell cytoskeleton is modulated by motor proteins, known as dyneins, that generate force and movement on microtubules to control a wide range of biological processes, including motility, cell division, and intracellular transport. Mutation of Lis1, a key dynein regulator, can lead to the rare mental developmental disorder lissencephaly, or...

Omani and Chinese R&D Entities to Study Hydrogen Liquefaction

The Sustainable Energy Research Centre (SERC), a prominent Omani research facility based at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), has announced a partnership with China’s SinoScience Clean Energy Technology Co. Ltd. The collaboration aims to identify technologies that will enable the liquefaction of green hydrogen for export. SinoScience, headquartered in the Chinese...

For the first time, researchers confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a dusty debris disk that orbits a Sun-like star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. All the frozen water detected by Webb is paired with fine dust particles throughout the disk. The majority of the water ice observed is found where it’s coldest and farthest from the star. The closer to the star the researchers looked, the less water ice they found. NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)

NASA Webb Identifies Frozen Water in Young Star System

Is frozen water scattered in systems around other stars? Astronomers have long expected it is, partially based on previous detections of its gaseous form, water vapor, and its presence in our own solar system. Now there is definitive evidence: Researchers confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a dusty debris...

A computer-generated image of a liquid hydrogen carrier concept HD Hyundai KSOE is already working on with Woodside Energy and MOLPhoto: DNV

South Korea to Invest $39.2M in Large-Scale Liquid Hydrogen Carriers

South Korea has announced plans to invest 55.5 billion won ($39.2 million) in the development of large-scale liquid hydrogen carriers, with the goal of launching a demonstration ship by 2027. The project is part of the country’s broader effort to take a leading role in the emerging global hydrogen economy....

Interlune Secures Helium-3 Agreements with Maybell Quantum and U.S. Department of Energy

Interlune, a U.S.-based space resources company, has signed landmark agreements to supply lunar-sourced helium-3 to both Maybell Quantum and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Maybell Quantum will be Interlune’s first commercial customer, receiving thousands of liters of helium-3 annually from 2029 to 2035. The helium-3 will support Maybell’s advanced...

Latest in Defining Cryogenics

Dewar

A dewar is a type of cryostat named after Sir James Dewar, the researcher who first developed the concept of a vacuum insulated container with silvered walls to reflect thermal radiation. Dewar was the first to liquefy hydrogen, and he created the device to store his discovery. The thermos bottle...

Stirling and Gifford-McMahon Cryocoolers

Stirling and Gifford-McMahon (GM) cryocoolers are two of the most commonly used cryocoolers in cryogenics. Both devices have a significant industrial base and operate at a wide range of temperatures and capacities. The thermodynamic cycles for both of these cryocoolers are quite similar. The Stirling cycle consists of a compressor,...

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

A significant commercial application of cryogenics is the liquefaction, transport and storage of natural gas. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is generally 95 percent methane with a few percent ethane and much lower concentrations of propane and butane. LNG liquefies at 111.6 K. Unlike many applications of cryogenics, the motivation for...

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Wind Tunnels

Dr. Robert Kilgore The development of the cryogenic wind tunnel is one of many significant breakthroughs in both cryogenics and wind-tunnel technology made during the past millennium. Interest in the development of high-speed commercial and military aircraft resulted in a review of problems of flow simulation in transonic wind tunnels...

History of Cryogenics

From the Fall 1999 issue of Cold Facts magazine Millennium Breakthroughs A variety of CSA members give different perspectives on the past millennium: What were the most significant breakthroughs in cryogenics during the past millennium? Prof. R.G. Scurlock, Kryos Technology, scurlock@soton.ac.uk (“Breakthrough” = way through obstacles — Oxford English Dictionary)...

Cryobiology

Andreas Sputtek Past President Society for Cryobiology sputtek@uke.uni-hamburg.de or http://www.sputtek.de/. The word cryobiology (from the Greek words “cryo” = cold, “bios” = life, and “logos” = science) literally signifies the science of life at low temperatures. In practice, this field comprises the study of any biological material or system (e.g.,...

Cryogenic Insulation

James E. Fesmire Cryogenics Test Laboratory NASA Kennedy Space Center james.e.fesmire@nasa.gov Introduction In today’s world, the use of cryogenics and low-temperature refrigeration is taking a more and more significant role. From the food industry, transportation, energy, and medical applications to the Space Shuttle, cryogenic liquids must be stored, handled, and...

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Suppliers of regenerator materials

I was looking for suppliers of regenerator materials. Can you please provide a list of vendors for: • Lead spheres • Bronze screen discs • Rare earth materials and spheres Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

Containing ice accumulation while recovering helium

We are implementing a system to recover helium from our Janis ST-500 continuous flow LHe cryostat. The recovery system uses standard 1/4″ plastic tubing, which we connect directly to the cryostat’s exhaust port. The problem with this setup is that the gas is still quite cold as it leaves the...

Looking for some advice regarding cryogenic modeling in ANSYS FEA software

I am looking for some advice regarding cryogenic modeling in ANSYS FEA software. I have been trying to use the Transient Thermal module, in workbench 14.5, to model the cooling of a device in a dilution fridge. I have approximate values for the cooling power of each plate in the...

Compensators and/or accumulators: Are they used in cryogenics?

Are compensators and/or accumulators, high or low pressure, used in cryogenics? Are they used in space?

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