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New superconducting transistors remain superconducting even in strong magnetic fields

Scientists have used molybdenum sulfide to create superconducting transistors that remain superconducting even under powerful magnetic fields that normally destroy the effect. "We have found a superconducting state that is super-robust against magnetic fields," says Justin Ye, a physicist at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and co-author of...

New superconductivity temperature record achieved using hydrogen sulfide

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have observed that hydrogen sulfide becomes superconducting at -70°C (203K) when placed under a pressure of 1.5 million bar, setting a new record for superconductivity.

Georgia Tech researchers use ultra cold chemistry to study atoms

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have received a $900,000 grant from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study the unusual chemical and physical properties of atoms and molecules at micro-kelvin or nano-kelvin temperature ranges approaching absolute zero, the temperature at which all thermal activity stops....

Cosmological simulation models birth of universe

Researchers led by scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory have performed one of the largest cosmological simulations ever. Run on the Titan supercomputer at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the simulation modeled the evolution of the universe from just 50 million years after the Big...

Fermilab attains unprecedented quality factor for superconducting cavity

Fermilab announced November 6 that researchers had recorded a record-high quality factor while performing integrated tests on a new superconducting radio frequency cavity for the SLAC-headed Linac Coherent Light Source II project. Quality factor (Q) is a measure of a particle acceleration cavity's efficiency. A higher Q means a cavity...

2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics goes to 5 neutrino experiments

At a ceremony held in Silicon Valley on November 8, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, the Kamioka Liquid-scintillator Antineutrino Detector, the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, Super-Kamiokande and KEK-to-Kamiko/Tokai-to-Kamioka were awarded the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

Latest in Defining Cryogenics

Liquid Hydrogen

Hydrogen becomes a liquid at 20K and 1 bar. Liquid hydrogen (LH2) is an important substance in industry, transportation and research. Industrial uses of hydrogen include applications in the electronics, glass, chemical and metal processing fields. In these applications, the hydrogen is generally used as a room temperature gas but...

Superconducting Radiofrequency Cavities

Superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities represent an important application of cryogenics and superconductivity. SRF cavities are a technology for accelerating charged particle beams via the transfer of radiofrequency (RF) energy to the beams via resonant structures. As such, they are frequently found in large particle accelerators used for scientific research....

Thermal Radiation Shields

Actively cooled thermal radiation shields are a common feature of cryostats whose lowest temperature is less than 77K. These shields, which typically operate at temperatures between that of LN2 and 40K, block thermal radiation from higher temperatures from reaching lower temperature cryogenic components or fluids. Since the heat radiated from...

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Air Separation and Liquefaction

by Nils Tellier, PE, President, EPSIM Corporation (CSA CSM) nils@epsim.us All illustrations courtesy EPSIM Corporation Background History of Air Separation and Liquefaction This section builds on a rich history of methods to develop deep refrigeration and cryogenic liquefaction during the 19th Century. You are encouraged to read Cryo Central’s History...

Bose-Einstein Condensate

A Bose-Einstein condensate, first proposed in 1925 by Albert Einstein based on work done by Satyendra Nath Bose (the same Bose from whom the term boson is derived), is a super-cold state of matter in which almost all of the individual atoms have “condensed” down to the lowest possible quantum...

Cold Technology for Pest Control

While it does not reach temperatures cold enough to be called cryogenic, carbon dioxide snow is at the heart of a new way of dealing with unwanted pests. It utilizes a quick freezing process that takes advantage of the properties of carbon dioxide snow and has a number of benefits...

Cryogenic Finishing

The following 3 articles discuss the uses and procedures of various type of cryogenic finishing. 1) By Robin A. Rhodes, Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. rrhodes@nitrofreeze.com Cryogenic Deflashing is employed to remove undesired residual mold flash that remains on molded parts after they are removed or ejected from the...

Latest in Ask the Experts

Looking for the thermal conductivity of the high density polyethylene (HDPE) between 1.9 and 10K

I am looking for the thermal conductivity of the high density polyethylene (HDPE) between 1.9 and 10K (or even up to higher temperatures). The best would be to have these data for the HDPE material which sold by the CERN shop, which has a density of 0.95 g/cm3. Pier Paolo...