Monthly Archives: November 2014

Supersolidity and the Thermodynamics of Solid Helium

Posted on November 6, 2014 by admin

The specific heat of solid helium in the temperature range below about 1.2K has been found to contain a term varying as T7, in addition to the usual T3 contribution always found in a crystalline dielectric solid. It has been … Continue reading →

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Eye-in-the-Sky Blimp Boosts Singapore’s Spying Ability

Posted on November 6, 2014 by admin

A missing airplane and a rise in piracy attacks off the coast of Singapore has prompted the city-state to boost surveillance efforts with a radar-equipped blimp over its skyline. An unmanned helium-filled balloon the length of an Olympic-size pool will … Continue reading →

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Aberdeen integrates 8TB HGST He8 Helium HDDs

Posted on November 6, 2014 by admin

HGST led the way with 6TB drives by developing their HelioSeal technology, which fills the HDD with helium and seals the drive. This delivers a number of benefits, lower internal air resistance reduces flutter and allows use of thinner and … Continue reading →

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Liquid Helium Offers A Fascinating New Way To Make Charged Molecules

Posted on November 2, 2014 by admin

A collaboration between researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Innsbruck has developed a completely new way of forming charged molecules which offers tremendous potential for new areas of chemical research. Professor Andrew Ellis from our Department of Chemistry has … Continue reading →

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Hermeticity

Posted on November 1, 2014 by admin

What is hermeticity? The dictionary definition of the term “hermetic” means a seal that is gas tight or impervious to gas flow. In the context of a hermetically sealed microwave module it implies an airtight seal that will keep moisture … Continue reading →

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