Industry Links

• NIST Cryogenic Materials Properties Database 
  
  This on line Cryogenic Materials Properties Database, available through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.), currently has information on materials ranging from aluminum and balsa to stainless steel and Teflon. The database is a work in progress, with new materials and properties planned for addition as data become available. The temperatures the materials are subjected to range widely from cryogenic (as low as -452 degrees F) to room temperature.
  NIST's Cryogenic Technologies Group runs the site. Its researchers are collecting the data, evaluating and validating it, resolving any conflicts resulting from different test methods and sources, then re-plotting and correlating the data over the wide temperature range using standardized equations. The site includes helpful links to related publications, including a general "About Cryogenics" encyclopedia entry by Group Leader Dr. Ray Radebaugh.
  
  

• British Cryogenics Council 
  
  The British Cryogenics Council (BCC) was founded in 1967 to promote cryogenics and support the application of cryogenic processes in industry. Membership of the BCC is open to anyone with an interest in cryogenics upon payment of an annual subscription.
  Contact Information: British Cryogenics Council PO Box 41, Leatherhead, KT22 9YY United Kingdom; Telephone: 01372 376544; Fax: 01372 376544; Email: admin@bcryo.org.uk.
  
  
• Cryogenic Society of Japan 
  
  The Cryogenic Society of Japan
  
  
• Deutscher Kälte- und Klimatechnischer Verein e.V. DKV 
  
  (German Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute) Deutscher Kälte- und Klimatechnischer Verein e.V. DKV is the only German technical and scientific association in the areas of cold, climate and warm pumps technology. It was founded in 1909 in Berlin.
  Contact Information: Irene Reichert, Geschäftsführerin, Deutscher Kälte- und Klimatechnischer Verein e.V. DKV, Pfaffenwaldring 10, 70569 Stuttgart, e-mail: info@dkv.org, www.dkv.org, Tel.: 0049 (0)711 / 685 63200 neu, Fax: 0049 (0)711 / 685 63242 neu.
  
  
• International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) 
  
  The IIR's mission is to promote knowledge of refrigeration technology and all its applications in order to address today's major issues, including food safety and protection of the environment (reduction of global warming, prevention of ozone depletion), and the development of the least developed countries (food, health). The IIR commits itself to improving quality of life and promotes sustainable development. The Science and Technology Council of IIR coordinates the scientific and technical activities of the IIR's 5 sections and 10 commissions. Notable among these commissions are: Section A: Cryology, gas processing A1: Cryophysics, cryoengineering (contact Dr. Ralf Herzog- gf@ilkdresden.de) and A2: Liquefaction and separation of gases (contact Dr. Vaclav Chrz-vaclav.chrz@chart-ind.com)
  
  
• Society for Cryobiology 
  
  The Society for Cryobiology is an international scientific society which strives to promote scientific research in low temperature biology, to improve scientific understanding in this field, and to disseminate and apply this knowledge to the benefit of mankind.
  Research interests of members range from natural mechanisms of cold tolerance, cryopreservation of cells and tissues for medical, agricultural and conservation purposes, low temperature microscopy, through to the physics and physical chemistry of water and ice, and heat and mass transfer in biological systems.
  For further information, contact: Society for Cryobiology, Andreas Sputtek, Univ.-Klinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Inst. f. Transfusionsmedizin Martinistr. 52, D-20246 Hamburg GERMANY,Tel: +49-40-42803-4277; Fax: +49-40-42803-4871;Email: president@societyforcryobiology.org .
  
  
• Society for Low Temperature Biology 
  
  The Society for Low Temperature Biology (SLTB) (United Kingdom) was founded in 1964 with the purpose of promoting research into the effects of low temperatures on all types of organisms and their constituent cells, tissues and organs. Such studies have applications in a diverse variety of scientific fields from biology and medicine to engineering. Research interests of members range from natural mechanisms of cold tolerance, cryopreservation of cells and tissues for medical, agricultural and conservation purposes, low temperature microscopy, through to the physics and physical chemistry of water and ice, and heat and mass transfer in biological systems.
  Contact information,: Chairman Tiantian Zhang (2005), Inst of Res in the Applied Natural Scis, University of Bedfordshire, The Spires, 2 Adelaide St., Luton LU1 5DU, United Kingdom,Tel: +44 (0)1582 743729; Fax: +44 (0)1582 743701;Email: tiantian.zhang@beds.ac.uk.
  
  

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers 
  
  ASME is a 120,000-member professional organization focused on technical, educational and research issues of the engineering and technology community.
  
  
• ASM International 
  
  The society for materials engineers and scientists, a worldwide network dedicated to advancing industry, technology and applications of metals and materials.
  
  
• Compressed Gas Association, Inc. 
  
  The Compressed Gas Association is dedicated to the development and promotion of safety standards and safe practices in the industrial gas industry.
  
  
• ISBER 
  
  ISBER is an international forum for the distribution of information and guidance on the safe and effective management of specimen collections; and technical, legal/ethical, and managerial issues relevant to repositories of biological and environmental specimens. ISBER educational initiatives provide information and resources on technical issues such as quality assurance and control, regulations, human subject and privacy and confidentiality issues, as well as sources for equipment and expertise in the field. ISBER assists vendors in recognizing biobanking and repository industry product/ services needs, in developing applicable products; and in providing information about existing repositories and their specimens.
  
  
• The Linear Collider Forum of America 
  
  The not-for-profit LCFOA provides a vehicle to integrate the resources of the U.S. and Canadian industrial base into the research, development, manufacturing, construction and operation of the international linear collider (ILC), a proposed new terascale electron-positron collider.
  
  

• National Institute of Standards (NIST) 
  
  The mission of Cryogenic Technology Group at NIST is to conduct research in cryogenics, working with industry and other government agencies in the development of new and/or improved processes and products involving cryogenic technologies.
  
  

• American Institute of Physics/Physics Today 
  
  Physics Today, the flagship publication of The American Institute of Physics, is the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world.
  
  
• Kryos Publications 
  
  Kryos.co.uk is a U.K. company concerned with consultation and the publication of books in cryogenics.
  
  
• LabX 
  
  Find cryogenic equipment and other new and used laboratory equipment at LabX.
  
  
• Pharmaceutical International - Online Publication 
  
  The Pharmaceutical sector is one of the few sectors of industry currently experiencing explosive growth. Recently many experts have predicted that this sector will continue to expand for many years to come. This has been fuelled by the search for new drugs to treat global scourges such as HIV/AIDS and Cancer.
  
  
• Specialty Gas Report 
  
  Specialty Gas Report is the magazine for producers, distributors, and users of specialty and medical gases.
  
  
• Superconductor Science and Technology 2007 Highlights 
  
  The entire selection of Superconductor Science and Technology's (SuST) highlights of 2007 has been made free for viewing until December 31, 2008. All the papers included have been chosen by the Editorial Board to represent the quality of research published in the journal last year.
  
  

• Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold 
  
  Absolute Zero, a two-part PBS television special demonstrates how civilization has been profoundly affected by the mastery of cold. Based largely on Tom Shachtman’s acclaimed book, Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold, the documentaries will explore key concepts, significant individuals and events in the field of low-temperature physics and the enormous impact that the mastery of cold has had on society through such technologies as air conditioning, refrigeration and liquefied gases.