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Bluefors Expands Cryo Lab & Dilution Refrigerator Production in North America, Launches Ultra-Compact Model 

March 3, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Bluefors Expands Cryo Lab & Dilution Refrigerator Production in North America, Launches Ultra-Compact Model 

Amidst the global launch of a new ultra-compact dilution refrigerator, Finnish cryogenics developer Bluefors is expanding rapidly in North America via the establishment of a new cryo research service lab in Chicago and 45% expansion to its production facility for dilution refrigerators in Syracuse,New York, making it the largest producer of dilution refrigerators on the continent.  […]

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SLAC-led Energy Frontier Research Center Awarded $14.4 Million to Advance New Manufacturing Solutions for Microelectronics

March 12, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on SLAC-led Energy Frontier Research Center Awarded $14.4 Million to Advance New Manufacturing Solutions for Microelectronics

Funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the Center for Energy Efficient Magnonics brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers from SLAC and seven universities to discover how components of microelectronics can be built on spin waves that arise from magnetism. […]

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Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Developed at Ames National Laboratory 

February 5, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Developed at Ames National Laboratory 

A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory has developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight, cost and performance. The achievement represents a significant step in the quest for more sustainable cooling and heating technology. […]

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Researchers Show It’s Possible to Teach Old Magnetic Cilia New Tricks

January 20, 2025 Guest Blog Comments Off on Researchers Show It’s Possible to Teach Old Magnetic Cilia New Tricks

Magnetic cilia – artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles – have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting objects and mixing liquids. However, existing magnetic cilia move in a fixed way. Researchers have now demonstrated a technique for creating magnetic cilia that can be “reprogrammed,” changing their magnetic properties at room temperature to change the motion of the cilia as needed. […]