Saucy Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Post New cyrogenic refrigerator offers rapid cooling new high-frequency cooling device was recently demoed at the Maryland-based National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) building. The cooler tackles several ongoing challenges, including lower external temperatures, higher frequencies, and rapid cooling. Targeted at industrial space and military applications, the "cryocooler" is able to achieve extremely cold temperatures (-370 degrees Fahrenheit) quickly, by using helium gas. The cooler operates at 120 Hz, which is twice the speed of normal cooling devices. Accordingly, a smaller oscillator is used to generate the gas flow, cutting back on the size of the cooler. The NIST claims this is all done without losing any efficiency, which has been a problem with smaller coolers in the past. The refrigeration process happens by expanding the hot helium gas to cool it down. Then, the gas enters the storage compartment of the cooler, enabling it to pick up and take away the heat from the object that's being cooled. The cryocooler repeats this process at the rate of 120 times per second to cool down devices such as astronautic instruments. Cryocooling is one of the NIST's main focuses right now, and the governmental organization says it hopes to eventually reach operating frequencies of 1000 Hz without losing any efficiency. http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/02/23/cryocooler_120hz/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -370 Farenheight is 50 kelvin, even colder than ln2. I bet kingpin, OPB, and the other die-hard overclockers are dying to get their hands on one of these. -Saucy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massman Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Lol, I don't think those will fit on a motherboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saucy Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 Anything is possible with duct tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgreSor Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 And how many $$$$$$$????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netgamer416 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 we will never be able to freeze people and unfreeze then and have them live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKarmakazi Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 just freeze yourself with the condition to remain frozen until they can download your (frozen) consciousness into a machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizur2002 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 have the system inside the unit with peripherials sitting outside in safety, wireless anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K404 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 wireless transfer Vs (VERY) low ambients. I think that will have an effect on signal transfer reliability and speed. Also: OMG thread revival! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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