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Standex Bolsters Scientific Refrigeration With $6.2m CBS Cryogenic Deal

Standex International Corporation (SXI) has acquired Michigan-based advanced cryogenic equipment manufacturer Custom Biogenic Systems (CBS) for around $6.2m cash. Under terms of the deal, CBS will become part of SXI’s scientific business segment. CBS expertise includes the manufacturing of unique isothermal freezers with dry liquid nitrogen technology for the pharmaceutical and...

Danaher Cryo Releases Optimized Rodeo Control System

To complement its family of sub-Kelvin cryostats, Danaher Cryogenics announces the release of its new Rodeo Control System. In an elegant, compact package, the Rodeo Control System gives the user great functionality, including system configuration and control, data collection and graphing, and system status. The Rodeo system is composed of...

Fabrum and Fortescue Commission Australia’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Plant on a Mine Site

In a landmark development for green technology, New Zealand-based Fabrum, an industry leader in zero-emission transition technologies, has successfully partnered with Australian mining giant Fortescue to design, build and commission the largest liquid hydrogen plant at a mine site in Australia. This state-of-the-art facility, unveiled in August at Fortescue’s Christmas...

Fellow Takes Data to Diagnosis with Cryogenic Revolution in MRI

Brad Sutton, Technical Director at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology’s Biomedical Imaging Center and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been named a Fellow by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) as of May 6, 2024. This honor recognizes his...

Remembering Guy Gistau-Baguer

Guy Gistau-Baguer, an iconic figure in the field of cryogenics, passed away August 25, 2024, leaving behind a significant scientific and technical legacy. Born on June 22, 1940, in Génos, France, he graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers in 1963. His career was marked by an...

IceCure’s Cryosurgical Tool Redefines Minimally Invasive Tumor Ablation

In the ongoing battle against cancer, IceCure Medical is providing minimally invasive, lifesaving options for patients with its revolutionary cryoablation technology, particularly through its flagship product, the ProSense® System. This state-of-the-art system offers an alternative to traditional surgical methods, effectively targeting both benign and malignant tumors while significantly enhancing patient...

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Space Cryogenics

Space cryogenics is, somewhat obviously, the application of cryogenics to space exploration and science. The use of cryogenics in space optimizes the launching of vehicles, provides power and life support to spacecraft and is critical for many scientific observations.Space cryogenics has a number of challenges and has driven both pure...

Exergy

The science of thermodynamics plays a major role in cryogenics. It underlies the various refrigeration cycles, from Carnot to Brayton (Cold Facts Vol. 32 No. 2) and Joule-Thomson, is a fundamental part of the definition of terms such as coefficient of performance (Cold Facts Vol. 31 No. 1) and even...

Cryogenic Treatment

Cryogenic treatment is the process of cooling materials to cryogenic temperatures temporarily to improve their material properties at room temperature. This is distinct from cooling materials down to cryogenic temperatures to take advantage of phenomena such as superconductivity that only occur at cryogenic temperatures. Cryogenic treatment, sometimes also referred to...

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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...

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