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  • Optimisation of a heat pump for satellite cooling

    Satellites are deployed into near earth orbit in order to provide a platform for a wide range of missions, including telecommunications systems, surveillance systems and astronomical systems.These systems have seen a large increase in...

    • Publication date : 2015/06/19
  • A new tiny satellite cooling system

    Lockheed Martin makes tiny satellite cooling system which is three times more powerful.

    • Publication date : 2015/09/17
  • Cryogenic applications: Cooling largest outer-space telescope

    In his presentation on cryogenics applications at the IIR-AFF centenary conference in Paris (see Focus), Philippe Lebrun, President of the IIR's Section A, mentioned cryogenic detectors of cosmic signals and cited Herschel probe as an example. The...

    • Publication date : 2008/08/12
  • Cryogenic applications: India

    India is developing semi-cryogenic propulsion technology using kerosene as a propellant to enhance its capability to launch satellites in the 6-tonne class. The technology utilizes liquid oxygen and aviation-grade kerosene instead of liquid...

    • Publication date : 2010/05/27
  • Briefs: IBUKI

    In order to promote preventive measures against global warming on a worldwide scale, it is imperative to explore the behaviour of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite IBUKI (GOSAT) is a collaborative...

    • Publication date : 2009/05/18
  • Air conditioners rank as top invention

    In a US nationwide online survey conducted by The Henry Ford Fondation in Dearborn and America Online, air conditioning tops the list of the best ideas and innovations in the past 75 years. The Henry Ford Fondation, which celebrates its 75th...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/11
  • Rare earths for spatial measurements.

    Researchers from ECA-INAC developed a small cryorefrigerator, replacing liquid helium by a more efficient rare-earths based material.

    • Publication date : 2014/11/27
  • Air conditioners rank as top invention in a US survey

    In a US nationwide online survey conducted by The Henry Ford in Dearborn and America online, air conditioning tops the list of the best ideas and innovations in the past 75 years. The Henry Ford, which celebrates its 75th anniversary, presented to...

    • Publication date : 2004/11/25
  • Briefs: Thermoacoustics

    A project led by the University of Nottingham aims at developing a device acting as a refrigerator, cooker and power generator, using biomass fuels such as wood. The SCORE (Stove for COoking, Refrigeration and Electricity) is based on the use of...

    • Publication date : 2007/08/05
  • Briefs: Interactive fridge

    LG electronics has launched a state-of-the-art refrigerator that is not just for storing food: it is connected to a satellite and provides weather forecasts, displays digital photos, cooking recipes and can be connected to a DVD player, USB drive...

    • Publication date : 2006/11/15
  • Cooling the world’s largest supercomputers

    Direct liquid cooling is a highly energy-efficient solution for cooling supercomputers capable of performing millions or billions of billions of calculations per second. Here are two examples in the United States and France.

    • Publication date : 2019/12/30
  • Briefs: Antarctic ozone hole smallest in five years

    The Antarctica ozone hole is the smallest it has been in 5 years, according to research from Niwa, New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. Satellite data combined with ground-base measurements show the hole reached a...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
  • Nestlé Japan’s Himeji factory’s natural gas cogeneration system

    Nestlé Japan's Himeji factory's natural gas cogeneration system has won the 9th New Energy Award in recognition of its high degree of innovation. The Himeji plant is used to produce soluble coffee cryogenically and has high energy efficiency (92%,...

    • Publication date : 2005/07/19
  • Briefs: The hole truth

    The closely monitored ozone hole above Antarctica is renowned for its unpredictable seasonal behaviour and changes in shape. High-altitude clouds form above Antarctica as soon as the temperature goes below -85°C in winter and spring, seasons...

    • Publication date : 2004/07/27
  • Cryogenics 2019: NICA project aims at studying the state of matter existing shortly after the Big Bang

    NICA project for a new superconducting accelerator complex in Russia attracted a lot of interest during IIR Cryogenics conference in Prague, in April 2019.

    • Publication date : 2019/06/28