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Request for Assistance: Cryogenic MEMS Pressure Sensor

I am working on a National Science Foundation grant with researchers from Silicon Valley to develop a new type of MEMS pressure sensor. Given my background in cryogenics I was wondering if it could be adapted to that environment and am exploring research opportunities. Initial thoughts are to develop a...

Professor Haruyama named Chairman of ICEC

Longtime CSA Member Professor Tomiyoshi Haruyama of the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies at KEK has been named Chairman of the International Cryogenic Engineering Conference Committee.

Habonim introduces new cryogenic valve line

Habonim has introduced its new cryogenic valve line, which has been designed for reliability, stability and safety.

LHC lawsuit dismissed

Dr. Bruce Strauss of the US Department of Energy reports that the lawsuit involving the LHC and the claim that it may create black holes has been dismissed in its entirety. In Hawaiian court, the judge ruled that any policy that may need to be set should be done by...

Taylor-Wharton hires Jara as VP and GM

Taylor-Wharton International has named Stuart R. Jara Vice President and General Manager of the pressure vessel and cylinder division.

Oxford Instruments achieves 22.07 Tesla in a SC magnet

CSA Corporate Sustaining Member Oxford Instruments announced that it has achieved 22.07 Tesla in a fully superconducting magnet operating at 4.2K.

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Helium-3

Helium-3 (3He) is one of the two stable isotopes of helium. The other is the much more common Helium-4 (4He). Neither of these isotopes should be confused with He II, which is the second liquid phase of 4He. He II was discussed in this column in the Spring 2010 edition...

Cryopumping

Cryopumping refers to the use of cryogenic temperatures to produce vacuum in enclosed spaces. More broadly, it can also refer to the removal of gases via cryogenic temperatures from a flow stream or enclosure without necessarily resulting in vacuum pressures. This is an important application of cryogenics and is used...

Thermal Acoustic Oscillations

Thermal Acoustic Oscillations (TAO) are a common event in cryogenic systems that can have significant adverse effects on the performance of the system. TAOs are sustained pressure oscillations that can occur in tubes containing gas, closed at one end (the warm end) that have a very large temperature gradient along...

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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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