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The British Cryogenics Council Harry Jones Prize 2025-2026Congratulations to Daniel Seal, the winner of the Harry Jones Prize 2025–2026. The prize included £250, along with complimentary BCC membershi...

We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of François Millet. On behalf of the Cryogenics Society of Europe and his colleagues at CEA Grenoble, we share this tribute to honor his life and ...

Quantum Design (QD) is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of the Oxford NanoScience division of Oxford Instruments.This acquisition unites two industry leaders with a combined legac...

To read our newsletter for January 2026, please click the link here.Articles include: Fundamental Sciences, Standards and ResearchHigh-Field Magnets, Accelerators & Large-Scale Cryogenic SystemsQu...

Available in this issue of Low Temperature News September 2025The Future Is Frozen: How Cryogenics Is Redefining Food InnovationScientists help power world’s largest fusion energy projectThe Harry Jo...

Image: Dr. Andrew Blackett-May and Prof. Damian Hampshire (from BCC) presented the Harry Jones Prize 2024 to Dr. Hengpei Liao (University of Strathclyde).The 2024 winner was Dr. Hengpei Liao from Stra...

Manufacturing opportunities at the XLZD dark matter search - IntroductionThis large-scale and long-term scientific endeavour provides myriad oppor­tunities for UK engineering and manufacturing compani...

2025LORD KELVIN 200 - EVENTS, GLASGOW UKhttps://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/lordkelvin200/events/“The Redefined Kelvin: Progress and Prospects” Glasgow https://bcryo.org.uk/kelvin-200-celebrations-gather-pa...

Discover the language of the universe Why April 14? The World Quantum Day is celebrated on April 14, a reference to 4.14, the rounded first digits of Planck’s constant: 4.1356677×10−15 eV⋅s = 0....

Here are the logos of our current BCC Members Is yours missing, does it need updating? Let us know - [email protected] Would you like your company to feature? Join the BCC now https://bcryo.o...

Obituary from the CSE Guy Gistau-Baguer, an iconic figure in the field of cryogenics, has passed away, leaving behind an important scientific and technical legacy. Born on June 22, 1940 in Génos, F...

On the ALMA Operating Service Facility (OSF) an LN2 generator from Stirling Cryogenics has been installed to provide the required liquid nitrogen for the calibration activities. The LN2 system is part...

Report on IOP 8th Superconductivity Summer School,Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKZiad Melhem, 26th Aug 2024OverviewThe IOP Superconductivity Summer School is a biannual event held fr...

Dear Colleague Below is a poster for the Harry Jones Prize from the British Cryogenics Council (BCC). The prize is open annually to both Undergraduates and Post-graduates who have completed a rese...

ICC23 was a Great Success! We thank the many Authors who contributed Papers for ICC23, The Program Committee's established Program of 83 papers is now available under the Conference Tab via the fo...

Environment by Janis (only available from Lake Shore Cryotronics through QDUKI in the UK and Ireland) offers cryogen-free cryostats use both 10 K and 4 K cryocoolers, covering a temperature range of 1...

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The second quarter of 2024 are busy times for the Stirling Sales team and our representatives, with many a conference and exhibition to be visited. Francesco Dioguardi attended the EHEC in Bilbao, ...

This is notification of a Prior information Notice (PIN) for the requirement of Preliminary Design of a Compound Cryogenic Vacuum Pump Prototype which has recently been published in the link provided ...

Quantum Design UK and Ireland (QDUKI) are delighted to present our second cryogenics magazine, featuring updates on new products, publications, and white papers related to our offerings. Quantum De...

Eddie Rowe 1936 - 2024 It is with sadness that we share the news that Eddie Rowe died suddenly on 10th of March 2024 only a couple of weeks after receiving special recognition as the founder of Wes...

Brian Hands 1938 - 2024 It is with gratitude that we remember the life of Brian Hands, who passed away on 31 st January 2024. Brian was a pioneer in cryogenics and a strong member of the BCC Exec...

Is your logo up to date? If not do send us an updated one! Expecting to see your logo but it is not there - do let us know! They are in non-strict alphabetical order. Any other errors - we are...

Our partners Lake Shore Cryotronics has a wealth of educational resources to help you. As well as app notes and how-to guides, they also provide calibration See the website for more information ...

Quantum Design UK and Ireland (QDUKI) is excited to announce the latest magazine launch – “High Tech Instrumentation for Semiconductors“. The UK is a global leader in semiconductor chip design. The co...

Policy paper Towards fusion energy 2023: the next stage of the UK’s fusion energy strategy Case study from Tokamak Energy About us Tokamak Energy is a leading global commercial fusion ener...