BC Technical, a leading non-OEM provider of medical imaging solutions, has announced a strategic relationship with Sumitomo (SHI) Cryogenics Group (CSA CSM) anticipated to help its customers increase MRI coldhead longevity and reduce cryogen use. The partnership, BC Technical says, means its customers can not only expect the same standard...

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (CSA CSM) is getting back in the publishing business with a new science magazine set to launch in 2017. Tentatively titled Mag/zine, the publication will focus on high magnetic field research, targeting both scientists and science-interested readers. It is set to publish three or...

The American Physical Society is currently accepting applications for its Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics, held concurrently Jan. 13-15, 2017, at universities across the US and Canada. The conferences feature workshops that encourage women to remain in STEM fields by discussing physics careers beyond academia and exposing physics majors...

Japan's KEK opened its doors in early September and nearly 4,000 visitors braved the late summer heat for a tour of the high energy accelerator research facility. Organizers used the event to showcase the planned International Linear Collider (ILC) project. Visitors were taken behind the scenes at two ILC test...

Worthington Industries, Inc. is expanding its cryogenic technology portfolio with the introduction of a proprietary-designed beverage carbonation cylinder for industrial gas markets. The company says it designed the 500-pound beverage carbonation cylinder for use in the food and beverage markets, including restaurants, bars, movie theaters, stadiums and other locations where...

In a specially designed lab at Florida State University, chemistry professor Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt studies radioactive berkelium, a little known—and difficult to obtain—element on the fringes of the periodic table that he says could help broaden the fundamental understanding of chemistry.