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It is appropriate we begin by recording the very sad news that Sir Martin Wood passed away on November 23. The founder of Oxford Instruments, Sir Martin was responsible in many ways for the enterprise culture in Oxford, and certainly the exceptional Cryogenic Community around it. That community, and arguably this newsletter, might not have existed without him. A generous, inspirational pioneer.
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Last month’s B Cryo clearly hit the spot, with Steve Harrison, now at GKN Aerospace, responding and drawing attention to the collaborative H2Gear Programme, pushing hydrogen technology to decarbonise aerospace. Great to have such prominent followers of B Cryo – Power to you Steve ! (He may be recruiting for more Cryogenic People by the way …)
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And what a nice testament to our 100th issue, a milestone which may be cause for a glass to be raised in some places. It’s an opportunity for us to thank most sincerely, the British Cryogenics Council for their support from Day One (Professor Harry Jones & Dr Beth Evans as successive Chairs) and Appletree Marketing who have delivered month after month, despite every flavour of exasperation and delay known to newsletters. Cheers Everyone !
Brought to you by the B Cryo Team
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New Members
Cryogenics just gets stronger, with another two Cluster Members:
KA Sensors can help you collect and analyse data, with pedigree drawn from experience in F1 & Superbikes!
We have also added Nottingham University, joining Cambridge, Durham, Oxford, Southampton, Strathclyde…
Member News
Cluster Member Cryocoax, part of Intelliconnect, signed a distribution agreement with XMA Corporation for microwave components.
Let us know anything you have for a shout out – and share it with us on LinkedIn.
Other News
With HQ in Sweden, Envirotainer claims world leadership in temperature-sensitive air transport for pharmaceuticals, and has launched a “Below -70C” Service…
Bluefors in Finland has introduced a new Cryogenic Platform called KIDE (meaning “snow crystal”) for Quantum Computing applications, bringing more cooling power and flexibility.
FormFactor from California, who are strong in semiconductor testing, have collaborated with Northrop Grumman to provide an automated cryogenic wafer probe system operating at 4K to accelerate superconducting computer applications.
Elliot Group (part of Ebara) spent $60m on a Cryogenic Pump Testing Facility in Jeanette, PA.
Digging for Dark Matter: Wired magazine on the XENONnT Experiment at Gran Sasso in Italy.
Quantum Motion is leading the three year Altnaharra Project to develop a Cryo-Electronic Chip.
Continuum gives access to an epilogue of the virtual ASC conference. ASC continues to partner with IEEE on Superconductivity, where 500 manuscripts submitted by conference authors are presently under consideration for a special issue of IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. The ASC Board of Directors looks forward to ASC 2022 in person in Hawaii.
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Events
Look ahead to ASC 22 in Honolulu October 23 - 28.
Go to the BCC News & Events page to check out other upcoming events.
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