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  • Events: Chillventa: brilliant premiere

    The first Chillventa show took place in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 15-17, 2008. The show drew almost 30000 trade visitors from over 90 countries and 804 exhibitors from 43 countries. Energy efficiency was showcased in a context of EU climate...

    • Publication date : 2009/02/24
  • Lick it and it lights up! The jellyfish ice cream that glows.

    Lick Me I'm Delicious, a UK firm, has created a glow-in-the-dark ice cream made from jellyfish proteins.

    • Publication date : 2013/12/02
  • German researchers approach absolute zero

    Physicists at the University of Bremen, Germany have produced the lowest temperature ever recorded, at 38 picoKelvin, which is 38 trillionths of a degree above absolute zero.

    • Publication date : 2021/11/15
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Briefs: Cryogenic treatment of heart diseases

    Russia has made its first steps in the cryogenic treatment of heart arrhythmia. A new method was recently implemented by specialists at the V. A. Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre in St. Petersburg. Cryotechnology is used for...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/04
  • Refrigerant news: CGF

    During the Cancún conference on climate change, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a CEO-level organization of over 400 global consumer goods manufacturers and retailers across 70 countries has pledged to phase out HFCs from 2015. The board of...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Irregularities found in Chinese factories using ammonia

    Thirteen factories have been penalized for failing liquid ammonia safety checks following the leak at Weng’s cold storage plant that killed 15 people last August.

    • Publication date : 2013/12/18
  • Ultracold polar molecules

    Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold atoms and lasers to produce the first high-density...

    • Publication date : 2008/10/22
  • Cryoablation benefits

    Cryoablation involving freezing balloon technology is claimed to enable highly precise targeting of the tissues to be destroyed without damaging the surrounding tissues.

    • Publication date : 2012/04/18
  • Radiative cooling: smart materials to switch from heating to cooling

    Researchers have developed a radiative thermal management device, composed of several layers of reflective/absorbent materials, capable of switching between heating and cooling...

    • Publication date : 2022/09/28
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Efficiency of ground source heat pump systems

    Ground source heat pumps (GHSP) have been reported to be more efficient than more widespread air source heat pumps despite higher installation costs. A recent article has reviewed parameters impacting the energy...

    • Publication date : 2021/03/29
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Employment in the European heat pump sector

    The European heat pump industry is estimated to exceed 43 465 persons, approx.36% of these being active in heat pump manufacturing.

    • Publication date : 2016/02/08
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • Innovative transcritical CO2 ice rink installation

    In Gimo, Sweden, a transcritical CO2 unit was installed to provide cooling for a new ice rink.

    • Publication date : 2015/05/12
  • A ground source heat pump at Cornell

    The Bloomberg Center at the tech campus of Cornell University (New York, USA) was recently equipped with a Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP).

    • Publication date : 2018/04/18
  • Geothermal energy to power a cold storage facility

    Two remote off-grid villages on a Fijian island are looking forward to their first reliable source of refrigeration thanks to their local hot spring.

    • Publication date : 2017/10/17
    • Subjects: Developing country
  • Geothermal heat pumps on the rise

    Geothermal (ground-source) heat pumps (GHPs) are one of the fastest growing applications of renewable energy in the world with worldwide annual growth rate which exceeded 10% over the past 10 years.

    • Publication date : 2012/07/06
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
  • A look back at Chillventa 2022

    The IIR was present at this year’s Chillventa exhibition held in Nuremberg from October 10 to 12. This was also the venue for the WorldSkills Competition in the field of refrigeration and air...

    • Publication date : 2022/10/27
  • The IIR announces role in European "REAL Alternatives" programme.

    The International of Refrigeration is pleased to announce its role in a new European learning programme “REAL Alternatives” that will address skills shortages amongst technicians working in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector.

    • Publication date : 2013/12/01
  • The First Students and Researchers Network!

    During the Prague congress, a great turn-out of 70 young researchers of over 20 different nationalities met face to face with 30 leading experts in various fields of refrigeration.

    • Publication date : 2011/09/19
  • Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers

    In the refrigeration industry, additive manufacturing (colloquially referred to as “3D printing”) makes it possible to fabricate novel, complex and potentially more energy efficient...

    • Last update : 2022/09/07
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers
  • Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement

    Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...

    • Last update : 2023/03/10
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information