ACME appoints new Sales Representative for Latin America
Eduardo A.C. Drew Morales has recently been appointed Sales Representative for Latin America, for ACME Cryogenics, Inc., a Corporate Sustaining Member.
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Fesmire and Augustynowicz receive ACE Gold Dollar Award
CSA board member, James Fesmire, and former long-time board member Stan Augustynowicz recently received the ACE Gold Dollar Award from Mr. Jim Kennedy, Center Director of NASA Kennedy Space Center.
Absolute Zero Campaign publishes outreach guide
Absolute Zero Campaign, a cooperative effort to promote the upcoming two-part PBS TV series Absolute Zero and the Quest of Cold has published the Absolute Zero Community Education Outreach Guide.
New superheavy element 118 discovered
On Oct. 16, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia announced they discovered a new superheavy element: element 118, reported Science Daily.
Dennis H. Reilley to retire as CEO of Praxair
Dennis H. Reilley, chairman and CEO of Praxair, will retire as CEO at the end of 2006.
U of C to continue operating Argonne
The University of Chicago won a five-year contract on July 31 to continue operating Argonne National Laboratory, ending a process that threatened to damage the university's stature as a world-class research operation.
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Transfer Lines
Transfer lines may in some real sense be thought of as the cryogenic fluid analogy of current leads. While current leads carry electrical power to where it’s required in a cryogenic system, transfer lines do the same with cryogenic fluids. Transfer lines range in complexity from very simple U-tubes containing...
Zero Boiloff
Zero Boil Off cryostats are those that contain liquid cryogens but are designed to eliminate or vastly reduce the boil off of the liquid. These cryostats combine some of the advantages of Cryogen-Free systems (e.g. ease of use and long operational lifetime) with the advantages associated with a reservoir of liquid...
Cryomodule
Cryomodule is a term that is most commonly used to refer to cryostats that contain superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities. Such cavities are used to accelerate charged particle beams and are a major component of modern particle accelerators. Using the term cryomodule to refer to cryostats containing SRF cavities appears...
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...
Effect of cryogenic freezing on tone of bell?
I have been making bells for a few years out of Bell Bronze, 87% Copper. Would cryogenic freezing have any effect on the tone of a bell if I had it treated after casting? Your help would be appreciated.
Thermal conductivity of niobium, tantalum, lead, tin
I am interested in the thermal conductivity and other properties of low temperature superconductors. Specifically I am interested in materials like Niobium, Tantalum, Lead and Tin. Would you know of a publication that dealt with thermal properties in general and also gave specific data on these materials?
Could boxes of paper records be freeze-dried?
In the event of a disaster such as a flood, could boxes of paper records be freeze-dried? Could cryogenics help in the recovery efforts?