Sidney Yuan chosen for the Dr. Alexander C. Liang Award
Dr. Sidney Yuan has been chosen to receive the Dr. Alexander C. Liang Award, which is given annually to two staff members at the Aerospace Corporation.
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Ancient Roman lead to shield CUORE experiment
Ancient Roman lead discovered 20 years ago in a shipwrecked vessel has been transferred from a museum on the Italian island of Sardinia to Italy’s National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN).
Air Liquide awarded contract for largest-ever helium extraction/purification/liquefaction unit
Air Liquide has announced that it was awarded a contract by RasGas Company Limited to supply a large, turn-key helium extraction, purification and liquefaction unit.
Fermilab celebrates National Lab Day
In celebration of "National Lab Day", Fermilab volunteers gave a number of hands-on presentations and other science demonstrations in Batavia-area elementary and high schools last week.
Airgas, U-Penn form agreement for Cryo Repository services
Airgas, Inc. recently signed a five-year services agreement to supply the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) with off-site cryogenic repository services.
CSA visits cryogenics facilities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
CSA Executive Director Laurie Huget and Werner K. Huget, Registered Agent, toured the cryogenics facilities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with CSA member and past Space Cryogenics Workshop chair Peter Shirron in late March 2010, visiting the massive test facilities and high-tech laboratories where physicists and engineers are using...
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Dewar
A dewar is a type of cryostat named after Sir James Dewar, the researcher who first developed the concept of a vacuum insulated container with silvered walls to reflect thermal radiation. Dewar was the first to liquefy hydrogen, and he created the device to store his discovery. The thermos bottle...
Stirling and Gifford-McMahon Cryocoolers
Stirling and Gifford-McMahon (GM) cryocoolers are two of the most commonly used cryocoolers in cryogenics. Both devices have a significant industrial base and operate at a wide range of temperatures and capacities. The thermodynamic cycles for both of these cryocoolers are quite similar. The Stirling cycle consists of a compressor,...
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
A significant commercial application of cryogenics is the liquefaction, transport and storage of natural gas. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is generally 95 percent methane with a few percent ethane and much lower concentrations of propane and butane. LNG liquefies at 111.6 K. Unlike many applications of cryogenics, the motivation for...
Cryogenics in Space
Peter Kittel University of California-Berkeley pkittel@cal.berkeley.edu Space Cryogenics is the application of cryogenics to space missions. These applications fall into two broad areas, supporting space science missions and supporting the space transportation infrastructure. Science applications: The atmosphere is opaque to much of the electro-magnetic spectrum. In space, the absence of...
Cryosurgery
Review of Cryosurgery Boris Rubinsky, PhD Hebrew University School of Science and Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Engineering 78b Ross Building Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904 Israel rubinsky@cs.huji.ac.il as published in Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, August 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 157-187. Abstract: Cryosurgery is a surgical technique that employs freezing...
Liquefied Natural Gas
Liquefied Natural Gas as it relates to the Field of Cryogenics John W. Bonn VJ Systems, LLC johnbonn@vjsystems-lic.com Today the world is looking for a cleaner fuel and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plays a large part in achieving this goal. LNG in a liquid form is at -162°C (-259°F) and...
Food Processing
Cryogenics and Food The industrial gas industry provides a host of products and services related to food. The various gases have useful and sometimes fascinating applications in food industry. “The food industry is not a homogenous industry. The needs of customers processing hamburger vs. poultry vs. strawberries vs. seafood, for...
Cryogenic processing for medical equipment, mining industry
Greetings from Australia. I am looking for a company that I might contact that has any experience or has done any research into cryogenic processing for medical equipment, in particular, joint prosthesis.